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Malicious package

elf-stats-caroling-sled-530npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-caroling-sled-530 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192481) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 999.0.0, 999.0.1, 999.0.2…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-caroling-sled-530 (npm)

MAL-2025-192481
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-caroling-sled-530

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-caroling-sled-530 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

4 flagged
999.0.0999.0.1999.0.2999.0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5eb5c6925e365e68bd75b3d27209a2af268f4deeebb86b0d64c93ee233202f8d
a8bce7375af86a07c048a4863789dd365d5a7df8571e36740bed4c9063dae1a8

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-caroling-sled-530 (4 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-caroling-sled-530 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-caroling-sled-530 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-caroling-sled-530 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 999.0.0, 999.0.1, 999.0.2, 999.0.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06140

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-caroling-sled-530-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-caroling-sled-530 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192481 | O3 Security