Malicious code in axios
Published 31 Mar 2026 · Updated 7 Apr 2026
Remove this package
Installing an affected version can run code that steals tokens and keys. Remove it, then rotate any secrets that were on the machine or CI runner that installed it.
Affected package
- Affected
- 0.30.4, 1.14.1
- Fixed in
- No fix released
Details
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Source: amazon-inspector (503284900929e333b801f9f47419a2b4c21e4022d13a03fc14e4b5390767a51d)
The package axios was found to contain malicious code.
Source: ghsa-malware (bcd851213ecf0f8dc58fe88d79b3d19a59388272b2426097de7edc4c53df5d9e)
Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Source: google-open-source-security (50bbf7104516d22bb93a54feaf5122939b7fe72e943ce7da13ca88cb6c70aacf)
The npm package "axios" was compromised and a malicious dependency was added called "plain-crypto-js". The malicious code appears to install a remote access trojan.
Is MAL-2026-2307 in any of your client repos?
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References
Advisory data from OSV.dev (opens OSV.dev in a new tab), refreshed daily.