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Malicious package

elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-191998) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205 (npm)

MAL-2025-191998
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a512c0b6d0994b62770db823ff3519979501bfb9e9f85fca4cf8153527383e69
290d719a921d50f0c21d6c1f9d7ba2a60d1e80bcc1fb415c705f3efe7e11f0c1

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205 (version 1.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205 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 elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205 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. elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06133

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205-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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elf-stats-candystriped-lantern-205 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-191998 | O3 Security