MalwarePublished 12 Nov 2025

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

Affects teate-thy-sonic-baavoSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove teate-thy-sonic-baavo 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-2025-180179

What to do

Remove teate-thy-sonic-baavo 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-baavo	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package 'teate-thy-sonic-baavo' is part of a malicious campaign linked to the tea.xyz token reward system. It contains autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized names to artificially inflate developer reputation scores. The malicious payload modifies package.json files to remove private flags, changes version numbers, and continuously republishes variants, polluting the npm registry with these packages.

Impact

The malicious package undermines the integrity of the npm ecosystem by flooding the registry with numerous derivative packages, which can distort developer reputation metrics and potentially introduce supply chain risks. Although no direct exploit or active in-the-wild attacks are reported, the automated republishing and registry pollution can degrade trust and complicate package management for users.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid installing or depending on packages associated with this campaign. Registry maintainers should consider removing these packages and implementing stricter controls to detect and block autopublish scripts that generate fraudulent packages.

Summary

This threat involves a malicious npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. The package includes autopublish scripts (e.g., auto.js, autopublish.js) that automate the creation and publication of derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed or English names. The payload manipulates package.json by removing private flags and altering version numbers to enable repeated publication. This behavior inflates developer reputation scores fraudulently and results in widespread pollution of the npm registry with numerous variants.

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