Which versions of chai-as-aligned are malicious?

The following npm versions of chai-as-aligned are flagged malicious: 4.7.8, 4.7.9. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate chai-as-aligned if I installed it?

Remove chai-as-aligned 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 chai-as-aligned — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If chai-as-aligned 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 chai-as-aligned part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — chai-as-aligned is associated with the RLMA-2026-01715 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 chai-as-aligned across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chai-as-aligned (2 malicious versions).

Malicious package

chai-as-alignednpm

Advisory published Mar 24, 2026Updated Apr 7, 2026

chai-as-aligned is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-2337) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 4.7.8, 4.7.9). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in chai-as-aligned (npm)

MAL-2026-2337

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall chai-as-aligned

What this malware does

The package chai-as-aligned was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

2 flagged

4.7.84.7.9

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

8938161a108ba782f87ed85655aaeea2a6f7569380dcd41bd1480b17cf5f650f

7bfc79b3c746510178bdaa8e79ecf903f3705e61a09a5846e263159301607f91

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chai-as-aligned (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove chai-as-aligned 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 chai-as-aligned 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. chai-as-aligned on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 4.7.8, 4.7.9 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-01715

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks chai-as-aligned-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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