Which versions of ventra-kit are malicious?

The following npm versions of ventra-kit are flagged malicious: 1.0.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate ventra-kit if I installed it?

ventra-kit is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

I already installed ventra-kit — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If ventra-kit 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 ventra-kit part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — ventra-kit is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-017659 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 ventra-kit across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for ventra-kit (version 1.0.2).

Malicious package

ventra-kitnpm

Advisory published Aug 13, 2026Updated Aug 13, 2026

ventra-kit is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-13962) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in ventra-kit (npm)

MAL-2026-13962

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall ventra-kit

What this malware does

The package's default export (module.exports = () => getPlugin()) issues an HTTPS request to a hardcoded bare-IP host at 31.97.137.157:45000/icons/116 and passes the response's credits field into new Function('require','module','exports',...,'Promise', data.credits), executing attacker-controlled JavaScript with full Node.js capabilities (require, process, Buffer, globals). The destination URL is assembled from split protocol/separator/domain/path constants, and an unused iconDomain map (cloudflare/fastly/akamai) plus a setDefaultModule helper referencing cdnjs/font-awesome provide cover-story framing that disguises the loader as an icon CDN helper. Declared dependencies (@primno/dpapi, better-sqlite3, node-machine-id) are consistent with a Windows browser-credential stealer to be delivered as the remote payload. Any consumer that requires ventra-kit and invokes the default export receives remote code execution on the installer's machine.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3f023d55f53d30a92c8f06ca661862ee99d338f6d3719247c9390b3169009702

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for ventra-kit (version 1.0.2).
If you installed it — respond
ventra-kit is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If ventra-kit 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. ventra-kit on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-017659

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks ventra-kit-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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