Which versions of chai-chain-cognivault are malicious?

The following npm versions of chai-chain-cognivault are flagged malicious: 2.3.5. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate chai-chain-cognivault if I installed it?

Remove chai-chain-cognivault 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-chain-cognivault — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If chai-chain-cognivault 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-chain-cognivault part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — chai-chain-cognivault is associated with the RLMA-2026-01724 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-chain-cognivault across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chai-chain-cognivault (version 2.3.5).

Malicious package

chai-chain-cognivaultnpm

Advisory published Mar 24, 2026Updated Apr 7, 2026

chai-chain-cognivault is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-2341) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 2.3.5). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in chai-chain-cognivault (npm)

MAL-2026-2341

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall chai-chain-cognivault

What this malware does

The package chai-chain-cognivault was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

2.3.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6958b8a4cac4fcdf04efb6f15b693f427004f588d7953909a42b7535d75fd0a9

19b0851e6e0e1c6814315a7876df23ebeb1c80c5afd8093f9790c0b2fb6ba605

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chai-chain-cognivault (version 2.3.5).
If you installed it — respond
Remove chai-chain-cognivault 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-chain-cognivault 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-chain-cognivault on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 2.3.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-01724

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks chai-chain-cognivault-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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