@athena-ui-components/axiosnpm
Advisory published Updated
@athena-ui-components/axios is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-2683) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.8.17). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in @athena-ui-components/axios (npm)
What this malware does
The package @athena-ui-components/axios was found to contain malicious code.
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified '@athena-ui-components/axios' @ 0.8.17 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
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The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
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The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @athena-ui-components/axios (version 0.8.17).
If you installed it — respond
Remove @athena-ui-components/axios from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If @athena-ui-components/axios was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.
Frequently asked questions
Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
- OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks @athena-ui-components/axios-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.