MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

patria-lumpur98-devapp (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects patria-lumpur98-devappSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove patria-lumpur98-devapp and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 16:44 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-54149

What to do

Remove patria-lumpur98-devapp 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
npmpatria-lumpur98-devapp	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The patria-lumpur98-devapp npm package is part of a malicious campaign linked to tea.xyz token rewards. 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 increment version numbers, enabling continuous republishing of variants. This activity floods the npm registry with polluted packages, aiming to inflate developer reputation scores for the tea protocol token rewards.

Impact

The malicious payload causes pollution of the npm registry by flooding it with numerous derivative packages. This can degrade the quality and trustworthiness of the npm ecosystem and artificially inflate developer reputation scores tied to the tea protocol token rewards. There is no indication of direct exploitation or compromise of user systems beyond registry pollution and reputation manipulation.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid using packages associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign and monitor for suspicious autopublish scripts in npm packages. Registry maintainers may consider removing or blocking these malicious packages to prevent further pollution.

Summary

This threat involves the npm package patria-lumpur98-devapp, which is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. The package includes malicious autopublish scripts (such as auto.js and autopublish.js) that automatically create and publish derivative packages with randomized names. The scripts modify package.json files by removing private flags and changing version numbers, facilitating repeated republishing of variants. This behavior results in registry pollution and manipulation of developer reputation metrics within the npm ecosystem.

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 5 Nov 2026, 16:44 UTC

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