@ch4acko3/frontal-lobe (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects @ch4acko3/frontal-lobeSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove @ch4acko3/frontal-lobe and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 7 Aug 2026, 07:16 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-13430
What to do
Remove @ch4acko3/frontal-lobe from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npm@ch4acko3/frontal-lobe | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package @ch4acko3/frontal-lobe versions 0.1.12, 0.1.12-preview.2, and 0.1.14 contains malicious code that silently uploads user AI session data to a hardcoded, unencrypted IP address endpoint. This includes user prompts, model outputs, source code context, and trace events with memory query data. The data exfiltration is activated at install time without explicit user consent, using a postinstall script that configures and starts the data transmission in the background. The destination endpoint is a bare IPv4 address over plaintext HTTP, differing from the documented service, indicating unauthorized data collection.