Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal – From Discovery to Control

2026-04-21T20:52:05Z6e2c3201c4d2a6e2e3787bf90925ab23b0558ed8557f395ab6381b166e6fd540
RATaffected-versions:0.30.4affected-versions:1.14.1axioscompromised-maintainerdependency-injectiondetectionincident-responsejavascriptmalwaremitigationnpmremote-access-trojansnyksoftware-supply-chainsupply-chaintransitive-dependency

What happened

Snyk reports a supply-chain compromise of the Axios npm package: malicious versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 were published via a compromised maintainer account. The malicious packages inject a hidden dependency that deploys a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT), risking remote control/exfiltration in any projects that install those versions (directly or transitively). Snyk guidance focuses on identifying exposure (scan dependency trees for the affected versions or the hidden dependency), removing or replacing affected packages, rotating any potentially exposed credentials/keys, auditing mainta

Why it matters

A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.

Evidence and limitations

Source ID
snyk_blog
Record identifier
6e2c3201c4d2a6e2e3787bf90925ab23b0558ed8557f395ab6381b166e6fd540
Enrichment time
2026-04-21T20:52:05Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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