utomo-tapai9-sluey (npm) · Malicious Code
Affects utomo-tapai9-slueySource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove utomo-tapai9-sluey and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 08:42 UTC
Malicious package
Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-52594
What to do
Remove utomo-tapai9-sluey 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 |
|---|---|---|
| npmutomo-tapai9-sluey | Affected– | Fixed in– |
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Description
The npm package utomo-tapai9-sluey contains malicious code linked to a large-scale token reward campaign that flooded the npm registry with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. These packages use autopublish scripts to automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. The malicious payload modifies package metadata to remove private flags, alter version numbers, and continuously republish variants, aiming to inflate developer reputation scores for the tea protocol token rewards and pollute the npm ecosystem.