controversial_sawfish_z3n (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects controversial_sawfish_z3nSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove controversial_sawfish_z3n and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:14 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-132627
What to do
Remove controversial_sawfish_z3n 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmcontroversial_sawfish_z3n | Affected– | Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package 'controversial_sawfish_z3n' is part of a token reward campaign that floods the npm registry with autopublish scripts. These scripts automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized names to inflate developer reputation scores for the tea.xyz token protocol. The malicious payload modifies package.json files to remove private flags, alters version numbers, and continuously republishes variants, polluting the npm ecosystem.