Which versions of chameleon-src are malicious?

The following npm versions of chameleon-src are flagged malicious: 6.6.29. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate chameleon-src if I installed it?

Remove chameleon-src 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 chameleon-src — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If chameleon-src 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 chameleon-src part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — chameleon-src is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-018280 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 chameleon-src across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chameleon-src (version 6.6.29).

Malicious package

chameleon-srcnpm

chameleon-src is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14202) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 6.6.29). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in chameleon-src (npm)

MAL-2026-14202

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall chameleon-src

What this malware does

The package's preinstall lifecycle runs examples/verify.js, which invokes init() defaulting to a hardcoded Sentry DSN (o4510485815754752.ingest.us.sentry.io project 4511805473488896). verify.js calls setUserFromPublicIp() to fetch https://www.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace and parse the installer's public IP, attaches it as the Sentry event user, deliberately throws inside check() to force an exception capture, and awaits flush(5000) to ensure upload before process exit. Because init() is configured with sendDefaultPii:true, the hostname (server_name) is also attached. Every npm install of this package therefore uploads the installer's public IP and hostname to the author's Sentry project without consent, opt-in, or a caller-configurable destination on the install path. The package's one-line description and name ("chameleon-src") do not disclose telemetry collection.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

6.6.29

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

170070f9183f8660c8ab51246ab146d6f03af25dcb6fb027ca73624619d098bc

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for chameleon-src (version 6.6.29).
If you installed it — respond
Remove chameleon-src 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 chameleon-src 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. chameleon-src on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 6.6.29 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-018280

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks chameleon-src-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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