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Malicious package

elf-stats-whimsical-lantern-823npm

Advisory published Updated

elf-stats-whimsical-lantern-823 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192187) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.0, 2.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in elf-stats-whimsical-lantern-823 (npm)

MAL-2025-192187
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall elf-stats-whimsical-lantern-823

What this malware does

The package elf-stats-whimsical-lantern-823 was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.02.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

8ecf72175430e33341e2169ed5cc6b9744efe72b3d10ba8313b04987b0202466
f5e6bc851f6a5e4c0b222774bb99a5fc036b4776e3d26cbc2c84d7380e73de79

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-whimsical-lantern-823 (2 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove elf-stats-whimsical-lantern-823 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-whimsical-lantern-823 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-whimsical-lantern-823 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 2.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-06332

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks elf-stats-whimsical-lantern-823-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-whimsical-lantern-823 (npm) malicious package — MAL-2025-192187 | O3 Security