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axios Supply Chain Poisoning Emergency Scanner

An emergency security tool to scan systems and projects for axios supply chain poisoning (versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4).

Background

On March 31, 2026, a maintainer account of the popular axios library was compromised. Malicious versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 were published to npm, injecting a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) via a postinstall script and the malicious package plain-crypto-js.

Features

Multi-platform support: Includes scripts for Windows (PowerShell), Linux/macOS (Bash), and a unified Node.js CLI.
Global Package Scan: Checks globally installed npm packages for compromised axios versions.
Project-level Scan: Recursively finds all package.json files in your workspace and audits dependencies.
RAT Detection: Scans for known malicious artifacts:
- /tmp/ld.py (Linux)
- /Library/Caches/com.apple.act.mond (macOS)
- $PROGRAMDATA\wt.exe (Windows)
NPM Cache Audit: Checks npm cache for the plain-crypto-js malicious package.
Backup & Restore: Supports backing up current axios versions before attempting fixes.
Automatic Remediation: Provides a --fix option to update axios to safe versions (1.14.0 or 0.30.3).

Usage

Quick Installation (Recommended)

If you have Node.js installed, you can install the tool globally via npm for easy access:

# Install globally
npm install -g axios-emergency-scanner

# Run scan (current directory)
axios-scan

# Run scan with automatic fix
axios-scan . --fix

Run from Source (For Developers)

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run scanner
npm run scan

# Run scanner on a specific directory
node bin/axios-scan.js /path/to/projects

# Automatic fix
npm run fix

Using Bash (Linux/macOS)

./scripts/axios-security-scan.sh [project_path]

Using PowerShell (Windows)

.\scripts\axios-security-scan.ps1 [project_path]

Remediation Steps

If the scanner finds issues:

Isolate the infected machine.
Rotate all sensitive credentials (npm tokens, AWS keys, etc.).
Rebuild your systems from a known good state.
Lock axios to a safe version (1.14.0 or 0.30.3) in package.json.

License

MIT