npm package report

Is plain-crypto-js safe?

Confirmed malicious. Do not install it, and remove it where it has been installed.

Do not install this package

CRITICALanalyst verified

Remote access trojan dropper, part of the axios-supply-chain-2026 campaign, verified by a CyberXYZ analyst.

// what we observed

Trojanized dependency injected into axios@1.14.1. Contains cross-platform RAT/dropper with postinstall hook. Mar 2026. MAL-2026-2307.

year: 2026
osv id: MAL-2026-2307
mitre ttp: T1195.001

// versions and what to do

Malicious: 4.2.1

Remove it from every machine and lockfile it reached. Treat any credentials, tokens and SSH keys present on those machines as exposed and rotate them. Check CI runners and container images that installed it.

npm uninstall plain-crypto-js

// reach

0 direct dependencies

none carry a known advisory

0 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

Create a free accountfor every dependency path, dependent and what to upgrade

// ai model usage

Tracked for PyPI packages. HuggingFace models declare Python dependencies, so npm packages are not covered.

Checked 2026-10-23 at 18:47 UTC. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.