# MAL-2026-14024: Malicious code in alelo-core (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `alelo-core` (npm)
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pwg9-w9cr-cg23

## What is MAL-2026-14024?

MAL-2026-14024 is a malicious package in alelo-core, published on 14 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package runs malicious lifecycle scripts on npm install. preinstall.js collects hostname, username, platform, cwd, and the entire process.env, then POSTs the JSON payload over HTTPS with certificate verification disabled to https://209.99.185.109/preinstall. index.js (postinstall) reads.env,.npmrc, package.json,../.env, and../../.env from the installer's tree, executes `whoami` and `id`, dumps process.env, and POSTs the collected data to https://209.99.185.109/postinstall over HTTPS with certificate verification disabled. The destination is a bare IP unrelated to any declared publisher;.npmrc typically contains npm auth tokens and.env files hold application secrets, so installation of this package results in exfiltration of credentials, tokens, and host identity from the installer's machine. A shipped login.ps1 references npm account oxy12@proton.me as the publishing identity. The package name resembles an internal/branded package (Alelo), consistent with a dependency-confusion lure.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14024?

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-2026-14024 is a malicious package: alelo-core (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-2026-14024/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14024/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14024

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14024/
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