Do not get high(jacked) off your own supply (chain)

In the span of just a few weeks, we have observed a dizzying array of major supply chain attacks. Prominent examples include the malicious modification of Axios, a popular HTTP client library for JavaScript, as well as cascading compromises from TeamPCP, a "chaos-as-a-service" group that injected...

Axios NPM supply chain incident

Cisco Talos is actively investigating the March 31, 2026 supply chain attack on the official Axios node package manager npm package during which two malicious versions v1.14.1 and v0.30.4 were deployed. Axios is one of the more popular JavaScript libraries with as many as 100 million downloads pe...

UNC1069 Social Engineering of Axios Maintainer Led to npm Supply Chain Attack

The maintainer of the Axios npm package has confirmed that the supply chain compromise was the result of a highly-targeted social engineering campaign orchestrated by North Korean threat actors tracked as UNC1069. Maintainer Jason Saayman said the attackers tailored their social engineering effor...

GHSA-3HFP-GQGH-XC5G Axios supply chain attack - dependency in @lightdash/cli may resolve to compromised axios versions

Impact A supply chain attack on the axios npm package versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 introduced a malicious transitive dependency [email protected] that deploys a cross-platform remote access trojan RAT on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The attacker compromised the primary axios maintainer's npm...

Axios supply chain attack - dependency in @lightdash/cli may resolve to compromised axios versions

Impact A supply chain attack on the axios npm package versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 introduced a malicious transitive dependency [email protected] that deploys a cross-platform remote access trojan RAT on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The attacker compromised the primary axios maintainer's npm...

GHSA-658G-P7JG-WX5G Axios npm Supply Chain Incident Impacting @usebruno/cli

Impact This is a supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package, which introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan RAT. Users of @usebruno/cli who ran npm install between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 may have been...

Axios npm Supply Chain Incident Impacting @usebruno/cli

Impact This is a supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package, which introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan RAT. Users of @usebruno/cli who ran npm install between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 may have been...

CVE-2026-34576

Postiz is an AI social media scheduling tool. Prior to version 2.21.3, the POST /public/v1/upload-from-url endpoint accepts a user-supplied URL and fetches it server-side using axios.get with no SSRF protections. The only validation is a file extension check .png, .jpg, etc. which is trivially...

Security Bulletin: IBM Langflow Desktop Axios Denial of Service

Summary Axios is used by IBM Langflow Desktop as part of its HTTP communication functionality in Node.js environments, enabling it to send and receive network requests to external services and APIs. A vulnerability in Axios affects how data: scheme URLs are handled by its Node.js HTTP adapter,...

PT-2026-29967

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions @usebruno/cli versions installed between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 Description A supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Acces...

PT-2026-29908

Impact This is a supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package, which introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan RAT. Users of @usebruno/cli who ran npm install between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 may have been...

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...