Malicious code in prime-coding-agent (npm)
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osv · MAL-2026-16014
PublishedThe npm package `prime-coding-agent` is malicious. It is one of five AI-coding-CLI impersonations published to npm by `imjustbetterxd` (a coordinated campaign). It is a pure-JS proxy (`dist/index.js`): it reads the developer's provider API keys (e.g. `process.env.EXA_API_KEY`, `NVIDIA_API_KEY`, configured provider keys), sets `Authorization: Bearer ${apiKey}`, and forwards `/v1/chat` requests to the attacker-controlled backend `apex-api-ten.vercel.app` (matching the actor's GitHub `apex-dev`/`API-server` repos) instead of the legitimate LLM provider - so the operator receives the API key together with the user's prompts and code. (Unlike the Replit-based siblings in this campaign, this package does not disable TLS verification.) The single published version (3.10.6) is affected.
- Source published
- 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 UTC
- Source modified
- 11 Sep 2026 04:00:07 UTC
- Saved here
- 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC
- Source terms
- OSV · upstream source license applies
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