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Malicious package

elf-stats-sugarplum-star-404npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-sugarplum-star-404 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192173) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 99.9.9, 99.9.10, 99.9.12). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-sugarplum-star-404 (npm)

MAL-2025-192173
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-sugarplum-star-404

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-sugarplum-star-404 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

3 flagged
99.9.999.9.1099.9.12

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

af58caae8c9aabd3fde2e959bd640de9a2ce156fef007eb07c76d62a6a25d1fd
30f8c7d11382dc8a98914098d07bd27722d4f232700b354a5ca3982e54628065

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-sugarplum-star-404 (3 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-sugarplum-star-404 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-sugarplum-star-404 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-sugarplum-star-404 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 99.9.9, 99.9.10, 99.9.12 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06320

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-sugarplum-star-404-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-sugarplum-star-404 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192173 | O3 Security