ade-tapai45-sluey (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects ade-tapai45-slueySource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove ade-tapai45-sluey and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 19:18 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-49746
What to do
Remove ade-tapai45-sluey from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npmade-tapai45-sluey | Affected– | Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package ade-tapai45-sluey contains malicious code linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign that flooded npm with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. These packages use autopublish scripts to automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized names. The malicious payload modifies package.json files to remove private flags, alters version numbers, and generates random Indonesian-themed package names. This activity continuously republishes variants to pollute the npm registry and inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards.