chai-as-serialized (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects chai-as-serializedSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove chai-as-serialized and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 12 Sep 2026, 19:02 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2026-10044
What to do
Remove chai-as-serialized 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmchai-as-serialized | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package chai-as-serialized (version 7.0.8) contains malicious code that executes arbitrary remote code in the consumer's Node.js process. It impersonates legitimate packages to lure installs and fetches and executes code from a remote server, granting attacker control.