# MAL-2026-14026: Malicious code in alelo-sdk (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `alelo-sdk` (npm)
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqpp-48wh-cm9m

## What is MAL-2026-14026?

MAL-2026-14026 is a malicious package in alelo-sdk, published on 14 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

alelo-sdk@99.0.0 ships lifecycle scripts that harvest installer data and POST it to a hardcoded bare-IP endpoint (209.99.185.109) with TLS certificate verification disabled. preinstall.js collects hostname, username, platform, cwd, and the full process.env and sends the JSON to https://209.99.185.109/preinstall. The postinstall path (index.js) additionally reads.env,.npmrc, and parent-directory.env files, executes whoami/id, and POSTs the collected content to https://209.99.185.109/postinstall..npmrc typically contains npm publish tokens and.env files typically contain cloud and API credentials, so any environment where this package is installed (developer workstation or CI) has its secrets extracted. Package metadata (name 'alelo-sdk', version 99.0.0, description 'internal utilities', author 'Alelo Dev Team') is the canonical dependency-confusion shape targeting a private 'alelo' internal scope with an inflated version number.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14026?

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-2026-14026 is a malicious package: alelo-sdk (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-2026-14026/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14026/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14026

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