Which versions of @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens are malicious?

The following npm versions of @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens are flagged malicious: 9.9.9. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens if I installed it?

Remove @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

I already installed @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens is associated with the RLMA-2026-01040 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens (version 9.9.9).

Malicious package

@nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokensnpm

Advisory published Mar 18, 2026Updated Mar 23, 2026

@nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-1632) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 9.9.9). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens (npm)

MAL-2026-1632

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens

What this malware does

The package @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

9.9.9

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

980f1641d88130fe59696711cfd89252b0027134f1f8ca135dea5409307c6651

86e4556dfaa2a30079bf31edd7c9a378deacc22b763f547a4b825d57945debef

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens (version 9.9.9).
If you installed it — respond
Remove @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 9.9.9 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-01040

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @nxt-costco-com/forge-design-tokens-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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