ideological_fowl_z3n (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects ideological_fowl_z3nSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove ideological_fowl_z3n and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 17:53 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-56796
What to do
Remove ideological_fowl_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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmideological_fowl_z3n | Affected– | Fixed in– |
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Description
The ideological_fowl_z3n npm package is part of a token reward campaign that floods the npm registry with malicious packages. These packages contain autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. The malicious payload modifies package.json files to remove private flags and changes version numbers to enable continuous republishing, thereby polluting the npm registry and inflating developer reputation scores for the tea protocol token rewards.