Which versions of chai-await-promised are malicious?

The following npm versions of chai-await-promised are flagged malicious: 3.3.5. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate chai-await-promised if I installed it?

Remove chai-await-promised 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-await-promised — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If chai-await-promised 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-await-promised part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — chai-await-promised is associated with the RLMA-2026-01168 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-await-promised across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chai-await-promised (version 3.3.5).

Malicious package

chai-await-promisednpm

Advisory published Mar 18, 2026Updated Mar 23, 2026

chai-await-promised is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-1675) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 3.3.5). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in chai-await-promised (npm)

MAL-2026-1675

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall chai-await-promised

What this malware does

The package chai-await-promised was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

3.3.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a76cbd35085e6877f6037faad902060791229b0580ba9a99d77ed85322d97cf3

281e36ebceca1c849a3616cd8d1b97dfbca6c5d7d779b6f30f893b053189a838

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chai-await-promised (version 3.3.5).
If you installed it — respond
Remove chai-await-promised 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-await-promised 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-await-promised on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 3.3.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-01168

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks chai-await-promised-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.

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