Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal – From Discovery to Control
2026-04-21T20:52:05Z•6e2c3201c4d2a6e2e3787bf90925ab23b0558ed8557f395ab6381b166e6fd540
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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