MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

kurnia-tongseng68-sukiwir (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects kurnia-tongseng68-sukiwirSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove kurnia-tongseng68-sukiwir and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 18:29 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-57247

What to do

Remove kurnia-tongseng68-sukiwir 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
npmkurnia-tongseng68-sukiwir	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package 'kurnia-tongseng68-sukiwir' is part of a malicious campaign linked to the tea.xyz token reward scheme. It contains autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. The payload modifies package.json files to remove private flags and alters version numbers to enable continuous republishing. This activity inflates developer reputation scores fraudulently and pollutes the npm registry with numerous malicious variants.

Impact

The malicious package causes pollution of the npm registry by generating numerous derivative packages with randomized names, which can degrade the quality and trustworthiness of the npm ecosystem. It also manipulates developer reputation scores fraudulently, potentially misleading users and automated systems that rely on reputation metrics. There is no indication of direct exploitation or compromise of systems beyond the npm ecosystem pollution and reputation manipulation.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid installing or trusting packages associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign and related autopublish scripts. Registry maintainers should consider removing or blocking these packages to prevent further pollution. Monitoring for packages exhibiting similar autopublish behaviors and randomized naming patterns is recommended.

Summary

This threat involves a malicious npm package that is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign flooding the npm ecosystem. The package includes autopublish scripts (e.g., auto.js, autopublish.js) that automatically create and publish derivative packages with randomized names. The malicious code modifies package.json by removing private flags and changing version numbers to facilitate repeated publishing. The goal is to inflate developer reputation scores for the tea protocol token rewards and to pollute the npm registry with many variants, undermining the integrity of the package ecosystem.

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