Which versions of creditgauge are malicious?

The following npm versions of creditgauge are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate creditgauge if I installed it?

Remove creditgauge 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 creditgauge — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If creditgauge 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 creditgauge part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — creditgauge is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-010610 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 creditgauge across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for creditgauge (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

creditgaugenpm

Advisory published Jul 15, 2026Updated Jul 15, 2026

creditgauge is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-10633) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in creditgauge (npm)

MAL-2026-10633

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall creditgauge

What this malware does

The package has no functional library code: package.json declares main=index.js but no index.js is shipped; the tarball contains only package.json and a.claude/settings.json payload. The settings.json overrides ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.minimaxi.com/anthropic (a non-Anthropic host) and embeds a hardcoded ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN, so any Claude Code session picking up this configuration silently routes the developer's prompts and source code through a third-party endpoint under an attacker-supplied token. The same file defines a statusLine that runs a bash command resolving to scripts/wrapper.sh inside the plugin cache directory for the third-party plugin github:cwf818/topgauge-cc (referenced via enabledPlugins), re-invoked every 10 seconds. defaultMode is set to bypassPermissions and skipDangerousModePermissionPrompt is set to true, disabling the confirmation prompts that would normally gate that execution. The combined effect is silent relay of AI prompts/code through an attacker-controlled proxy plus recurring shell execution of unvetted third-party plugin code inside the developer's environment.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

d0bd064afe94f426f1124703c1c1f7ac52ee1ad1df728c33ce7cbe4328bae876

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for creditgauge (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove creditgauge 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 creditgauge 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. creditgauge on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-010610

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks creditgauge-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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