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

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

9.6 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

No dated EPSS signal available.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact A supply chain attack on the axios npm package (versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4) introduced a malicious transitive dependency (plain-crypto-js@4.2.1) that deploys a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The attacker compromised the primary axios maintainer's npm account to publish the malicious versions. The malicious versions were live on npm for approximately 3 hours (00:21 UTC to 03:29 UTC on March 31, 2026) before being removed. The @lightdash/cli package specified axios as a dependency with a semver range (^1.12.0) that permitted resolution to the compromised version. Any user who performed a fresh install of @lightdash/cli versions = 0.1800.0, < 0.2695.1 (without a pre-existing lockfile) during this window may have installed the malicious axios version. If compromised, the RAT establishes a connection to a command-and-control server (sfrclak[.]com / 142.11.206.73:8000) and provides the attacker with shell access, file system enumeration, and…

Published by the source

2 Apr 2026, 18:36 UTC

Last modified by the source

2 Apr 2026, 18:53 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:47 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Amended from osv record GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g

3. Revision 1 · created · 23 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g

Advisory: Axios supply chain attack - dependency in @lightdash/cli may resolve to compromised axios versions
IDs: GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:47 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.6)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: @lightdash/cli 0.2695.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm @lightdash/cli: affected >= 0.1800.0, < 0.2695.1; fixed in 0.2695.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls @lightdash/cli --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on @lightdash/cli.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g lists affected ranges: npm @lightdash/cli >=0.1800.0 <0.2695.1)
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g (OSV record GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g lists affected ranges: npm @lightdash/cli >=0.1800.0 <0.2695.1 (fixed))

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