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Malicious package

elf-stats-candystriped-saddlebag-217npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-candystriped-saddlebag-217 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-191999) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-candystriped-saddlebag-217 (npm)

MAL-2025-191999
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-candystriped-saddlebag-217

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-candystriped-saddlebag-217 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

5 flagged
1.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9657e790dc73d7cf085238caa5803a3b821f0f118116d1f7b54b76d8699b0e26
f8705a317eec25bb7303bfd42a750e4f00da49a229019267f8331ef060060805

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-candystriped-saddlebag-217 (5 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-candystriped-saddlebag-217 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-saddlebag-217 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-saddlebag-217 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06135

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
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Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-candystriped-saddlebag-217-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-saddlebag-217 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-191999 | O3 Security