Axios npm Package Compromised

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200

On March 31, 2026, the Axios npm package was compromised via a maintainer account takeover. Two malicious versions were published - axios@1.14.1 and axios@0.30.4 - which introduced a hidden dependency (plain-crypto-js@4.2.1) able to execute a post‑install script deploying a cross‑platform Remote Access Trojan (RAT) on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. Revised on 2026-04-14 00:00:00