Malware in ai-node-agent
The npm package ai-node-agent contains malware that grants full system compromise to an outside entity. All systems with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- ai-node-agentnpm package
The npm package ai-node-agent has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-w537-2cgp-4x64), any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nThe advisory recommends immediate action: all secrets and keys stored on affected computers should be rotated immediately from a different, uncompromised computer. The package should be removed, though there is no guarantee that removal will eliminate all malicious software that may have been installed as a result of the initial compromise.\n\nGiven the severity of the compromise, affected users should assume complete loss of confidentiality and integrity on any system where this package was active.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- ai-node-agent
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, API keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the ai-node-agent package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit and forensic analysis of any system that had this package installed
- Monitor for signs of unauthorized access or data exfiltration
- Consider the affected system(s) as potentially fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild if critical systems are involved
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w537-2cgp-4x64 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in ai-node-agent." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 26, 2026; last updated June 29, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-ai-node-agent-18ml4r
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