Lightdash CLI supply chain compromise via axios malware

Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-04-02

Lightdash CLI, a command-line tool for analytics and business intelligence, can resolve to compromised versions of the axios HTTP library that contain a remote access trojan (RAT). An attacker compromised the axios maintainer's npm account and published malicious versions (1.14.1 and 0.30.4) containing malware for approximately 3 hours on March 31, 2026. Users of Lightdash CLI versions 0.1800.0 through 0.2695.0 who installed without a pre-existing lockfile during this window may have installed the RAT, granting attackers shell access and full machine compromise.

Technologies: Axios. Vendors: Axios, npm.

Quick answers

Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
How severe is This vulnerability?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Axios 1.14.1, 0.30.4; @lightdash/cli (npm) SEMVER:introduced=0.1800.0,fixed=0.2695.1.
Is there a fix for This vulnerability?
Yes. @lightdash/cli (npm): upgrade to 0.2695.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is This vulnerability attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected?
Check whether you run Axios or @lightdash/cli (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • @lightdash/cli (npm): upgrade to 0.2695.1 or later
    npm install @lightdash/cli@0.2695.1

Technical details

This is a supply chain attack exploiting npm package resolution. An attacker compromised the axios npm account and published malicious versions (1.14.1 and 0.30.4) containing an obfuscated postinstall script that pulls in a malicious transitive dependency (plain-crypto-js@4.2.1). Lightdash CLI specifies axios with a permissive semver range (^1.12.0), allowing resolution to the compromised versions. Users performing fresh installs of affected Lightdash CLI versions (0.1800.0–0.2695.0) between 2026-03-31T00:21 UTC and 03:29 UTC without a pre-existing lockfile were at risk. The injected RAT establishes persistence via platform-specific payloads (macOS: /Library/Caches/com.apple.act.mond, Windows: %PROGRAMDATA%\wt.exe, Linux: /tmp/ld.py) and connects to a command-and-control server (sfrclak.com/142.11.206.73:8000) to provide shell access, file enumeration, and arbitrary command execution. Lightdash 0.2695.1 patches the vulnerability by pinning axios to version 1.14.0.

Affected products

  • Lightdash @lightdash/cli >=0.1800.0, <0.2695.1
  • axios axios 1.14.1, 0.30.4

Timeline

  • 2026-03-31: other: Malicious axios versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 published to npm
  • 2026-03-31: exploited: Malicious versions live on npm for approximately 3 hours
  • 2026-03-31: disclosed: axios GitHub issue #10604 opened reporting compromise
  • 2026-03-31: other: Malicious versions removed from npm registry
  • 2026-03-31: advisory: GitHub advisory GHSA-fw8c-xr5c-95f9 published for axios malware
  • 2026-04-02: advisory: GHSA-3hfp-gqgh-xc5g published documenting impact on Lightdash CLI
  • 2026-04-02: patched: @lightdash/cli@0.2695.1 released with axios pinned to 1.14.0

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