MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

agus-kentang10-ruro (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects agus-kentang10-ruroSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove agus-kentang10-ruro and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:16 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-50763

What to do

Remove agus-kentang10-ruro 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
npmagus-kentang10-ruro	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package agus-kentang10-ruro contains malicious code linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign that flooded npm with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. The malicious payload includes autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. These scripts modify package.json files to remove private flags and change version numbers, enabling continuous republishing of variants. This activity aims to inflate developer reputation scores for tea protocol token rewards and pollutes the npm registry.

Impact

The malicious package causes pollution of the npm registry by continuously publishing derivative packages with randomized names. It manipulates package metadata to bypass private package restrictions and inflate developer reputation scores related to the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This undermines the integrity of the npm ecosystem and may mislead users and automated systems relying on package metadata and reputation metrics.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid installing or depending on the agus-kentang10-ruro package and other related spam packages from the tea.xyz campaign. Registry maintainers should consider removing these malicious packages and monitoring for similar autopublish scripts. Developers should verify package authenticity and metadata before use.

Summary

The package agus-kentang10-ruro is part of a large-scale malicious campaign associated with tea.xyz token rewards. It contains autopublish scripts (auto.js, autopublish.js, autopublish2.js, autopublish3.js) that automate the creation and publication of derivative npm packages with randomized names. The malicious code modifies package.json by removing private flags and altering version numbers to enable repeated publication. This behavior results in registry pollution and artificially inflates developer reputation scores within the tea protocol ecosystem. There is no indication of direct exploitation or CVSS scoring.

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