MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

fadhil-gulai92-sluey (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects fadhil-gulai92-slueySource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove fadhil-gulai92-sluey and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 08:16 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-51788

What to do

Remove fadhil-gulai92-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
npmfadhil-gulai92-sluey	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package fadhil-gulai92-sluey contains malicious code linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which flooded npm with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. This malware uses autopublish scripts to automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. The payload modifies 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

This malicious package pollutes the npm registry with numerous spam packages, potentially degrading the quality and trustworthiness of the ecosystem. It manipulates package metadata to bypass privacy controls and repeatedly publishes variants, which can mislead developers and automated systems relying on package reputation. While no direct exploitation or compromise of user systems is described, the campaign undermines the integrity of the npm package repository and developer reputation scoring.

Defensive guidance

Users should avoid installing the fadhil-gulai92-sluey package and related variants. Registry maintainers and npm users should monitor for and remove spam packages associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. Employing strict package vetting and reputation monitoring can help mitigate the impact of such malicious publishing activities.

Summary

The fadhil-gulai92-sluey npm package 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 packages with randomized names. The malicious code alters package.json by removing private flags and modifying version numbers to facilitate repeated publication of variants. This behavior results in registry pollution and manipulation of developer reputation metrics within the npm ecosystem.

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