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Malicious package

chai-promised-asyncnpm

Malicious code in chai-promised-async (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-1679
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall chai-promised-async

What this malware does

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

Malicious versions

2 flagged
2.4.33.3.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5a442f860d5faf02024910fa929db0c6868b477ed4fcee427c419a2653c4cd4f
5884b19c92ddf330516683f9cc004dabf1dd94e8fe15d4c809d59ecb63dc55c0

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for chai-promised-async (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging chai-promised-async across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove chai-promised-async 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If chai-promised-async was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks chai-promised-async before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. chai-promised-async on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 2.4.3, 3.3.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-01181

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks chai-promised-async-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.

chai-promised-async (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-1679 | O3 Security