Mitigating the Axios npm supply chain compromise

In this article 1. Analysis of the attack 2. Mitigation and protection guidance 3. Microsoft Defender detections 4. Indicators of compromise 5. Hunting queries On March 31, 2026, two new npm packages for updated versions of Axios, a popular HTTP client for JavaScript that simplifies making HTTP...

Mitigating the Axios npm supply chain compromise

In this article 1. Analysis of the attack 2. Mitigation and protection guidance 3. Microsoft Defender detections 4. Indicators of compromise 5. Hunting queries On March 31, 2026, two new npm packages for updated versions of Axios, a popular HTTP client for JavaScript that simplifies making HTTP...

Google Attributes Axios npm Supply Chain Attack to North Korean Group UNC1069

Google has formally attributed the supply chain compromise of the popular Axios npm package to a financially motivated North Korean threat activity cluster tracked as UNC1069. "We have attributed the attack to a suspected North Korean threat actor we track as UNC1069," John Hultquist, chief analy...

axios: Axios affected by Denial of Service via __proto__ Key in mergeConfig

A denial of service flaw has been discovered in the Axios npm package. the mergeConfig function in axios crashes with a TypeError when processing configuration objects containing proto as an own property. An attacker can trigger this by providing a malicious configuration object created via...

Axios supply chain attack chops away at npm trust

Researchers found that compromised Axios versions installed a Remote Access Trojan. Axios is a promise-based HTTP Client for node.js, basically a helper tool that developers use behind the scenes to let apps talk to the internet. For example, Axios makes requests such as “get my messages from the...

Hackers Poison Axios npm Package with 100 Million Weekly Downloads

Axios npm Package compromised in a supply chain attack, exposing developers to malware, data theft, and full system takeover risks worldwide...

Prototype Pollution

Axios is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. The vulnerability is due to the mergeConfig function crashing with a TypeError when processing configuration objects containing proto as an own property, where an attacker can trigger this by providing a malicious configuration object created via...

Axios NPM Distribution Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

A compromised axios maintainer account led to malicious npm releases that propagated across environments. Learn how to assess impact, detect compromise, and secure your development workflows...

Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account

The popular HTTP client known as Axios has suffered a supply chain attack after two newly published versions of the npm package introduced a malicious dependency that delivers a trojan capable of targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. Versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 of Axios have been found to...

Malicious Package

Overview plain-crypto-js is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code, and its content was removed from the official package manager. While this package might be attempting to impersonate a valid organization, there is no connection between that organization and the author of this...

Malicious code in axios (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 503284900929e333b801f9f47419a2b4c21e4022d13a03fc14e4b5390767a51d The package axios was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware bcd851213ecf0f8dc58fe88d79b3d19a59388272b2426097de7edc4c53df5d9e Any...

MAL-2026-2307 Malicious code in axios (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 503284900929e333b801f9f47419a2b4c21e4022d13a03fc14e4b5390767a51d The package axios was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware bcd851213ecf0f8dc58fe88d79b3d19a59388272b2426097de7edc4c53df5d9e Any...

Embedded Malicious Code

Overview axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that conceals a cross-platform remote access trojan RAT and whose content was removed from the official package manager. A malicious actor...

Axios NPM Package Compromised: Supply Chain Attack Hits JavaScript HTTP Client with 100M+ Weekly Downloads

A supply chain attack hit Axios when attackers used stolen npm credentials to publish malicious versions containing a phantom dependency. This triggered a cross-platform RAT during installation and replaced its files with clean decoys, making detection challenging...

Node.js Module axios 0.30.4 / 1.14.1 Supply Chain Vulnerability

The version of the axios Node.js module installed on the remote host is 0.30.4 or 1.14.1. It is, therefore, affected by a supply chain vulnerability where a supply chain attack targeting the widely used HTTP client Axios has introduced a malicious dependency into specific npm releases, including...

Security Bulletin: IBM Edge Data Collector uses axios-1.12.2.tgz, axios-1.13.2.tgz which is vulnerable to CVE-2026-25639.

Summary IBM Edge Data Collector uses axios-1.12.2.tgz, axios-1.13.2.tgz which is vulnerable to CVE-2026-25639. This bulletin contains information addressing the vulnerability. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2026-25639 DESCRIPTION: Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js...

CVE-2026-21887

OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. Prior to 6.8.16, the OpenCTI platform’s data ingestion feature accepts user-supplied URLs without validation and uses the Axios HTTP client with its default configuration allowAbsoluteUrls: true...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watsonx BI Assistant for CP4D

Summary Multiple vulnerabilities were addressed in IBM Watsonx BI Assistant for CP4D version 5.3.1.2 Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2026-26278 DESCRIPTION: fast-xml-parser allows users to validate XML, parse XML to JS object, or build XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries and no...

Security Bulletin: IBM watsonx.data integration has several vulnerabilities due to open source packages (CVE-2025-62727, CVE-2025-58754)

Summary Open source packages are used as part of the overall processing in IBM watsonx.data integration. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2025-62727 DESCRIPTION: Starlette is a lightweight ASGI framework/toolkit. Starting in version 0.39.0 and prior to version 0.49.1 , an unauthenticated attacker...

Security Bulletin: IBM Security SOAR is using a component with a known vulnerability (CVE-2026-25639)

Summary IBM Security SOAR uses an older version of the Axios component that may be identified and exploited. Updates for supported versions have been released which address the issue. It is recommended to upgrade to version 51.0.9.0 Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2026-25639 DESCRIPTION: Axios is...