MalwarePublished 12 Nov 2025

teate-thy-sonic-awuab (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects teate-thy-sonic-awuabSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove teate-thy-sonic-awuab and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 21:20 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-180176

What to do

Remove teate-thy-sonic-awuab 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
npmteate-thy-sonic-awuab	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package 'teate-thy-sonic-awuab' is part of a malicious campaign linked to the tea.xyz token reward system. It contains autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish numerous derivative packages with randomized names, often Indonesian-themed, to manipulate developer reputation scores. The payload modifies package.json files to remove private flags and alters version numbers, enabling continuous republishing and pollution of the npm registry.

Impact

The malicious package pollutes the npm registry with numerous derivative packages, potentially misleading users and automated systems relying on package metadata. It manipulates developer reputation scores within the tea.xyz token reward system, which could undermine trust in the ecosystem. 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 installing or depending on packages associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, including 'teate-thy-sonic-awuab'. Registry maintainers should consider removing or flagging these autopublished derivative packages to reduce ecosystem pollution.

Summary

This threat involves a malicious npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. The package includes autopublish scripts (such as auto.js and autopublish.js variants) that automate the creation and publication of derivative packages with randomized names. These scripts modify package.json by removing private flags and changing version numbers to facilitate repeated publishing. The campaign's goal is to inflate developer reputation scores by flooding the npm registry with numerous variants, thereby polluting the ecosystem.

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