# MAL-2026-14020: Malicious code in alelo-api (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `alelo-api` (npm)
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3cg-h6v6-c6mc

## What is MAL-2026-14020?

MAL-2026-14020 is a malicious package in alelo-api, published on 14 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package fires attacker-controlled code on `npm install` via both `preinstall.js` and `index.js` (postinstall). preinstall.js collects hostname, username, platform, cwd, and the full `process.env`, JSON-encodes it, and POSTs it over HTTPS with TLS verification disabled to the hardcoded bare-IP endpoint https://209.99.185.109/preinstall. The postinstall path reads installer-owned secret files from the current working directory and its parents (`.env`, `../.env`, `../../.env`, `.npmrc`, `package.json`), captures `process.env`, executes `whoami` and `id`, and POSTs the aggregate to https://209.99.185.109/postinstall (also with TLS verification disabled). The tarball additionally ships a `login.ps1` note referencing the publisher account `oxy12@proton.me` and a local publish workflow under `C:\Users\hp\Documents\alelo\npm-publish`; combined with the name `alelo-api` and version `99.0.0`, this indicates a typosquat / dependency-confusion attack aimed at the Alelo organization. Any installer that runs `npm install alelo-api` leaks environment variables, npm tokens, and any `.env` secrets in the working tree to the hardcoded IP.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14020?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-14020 is a malicious package: alelo-api (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14020/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14020/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14020

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14020/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.