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Malicious package

elf-stats-cranberry-saddlebag-402npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-cranberry-saddlebag-402 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192492) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 2.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-cranberry-saddlebag-402 (npm)

MAL-2025-192492
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-cranberry-saddlebag-402

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-cranberry-saddlebag-402 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
2.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

64a5c27b8e1ce81a2705bc1a73ffa66aa35e45680a1270802a42e59d414cd2c6

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-cranberry-saddlebag-402 (version 2.0.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-cranberry-saddlebag-402 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-cranberry-saddlebag-402 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-cranberry-saddlebag-402 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 2.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-cranberry-saddlebag-402-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-cranberry-saddlebag-402 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192492 | O3 Security