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Malicious package

@axinom/mosaic-clinpm

Advisory published Updated

@axinom/mosaic-cli is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-191450) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.52.0-rc.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @axinom/mosaic-cli (npm)

MAL-2025-191450
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @axinom/mosaic-cli

What this malware does

The package @axinom/mosaic-cli was found to contain malicious code.

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.52.0-rc.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

cd950f0ec7d4ffb3ef6c6d5e218b4178a873fbb76890b61b50bf7ccf82f8025a
7168f2a1e0e25128412330dd5022d955509346523f45c453d18e9205eb38b678

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @axinom/mosaic-cli (version 0.52.0-rc.2).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove @axinom/mosaic-cli 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @axinom/mosaic-cli 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

No. @axinom/mosaic-cli on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.52.0-rc.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GHSA-726p-qgrh-hh53

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @axinom/mosaic-cli-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.

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@axinom/mosaic-cli (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-191450 | O3 Security