# MAL-2026-14027: Malicious code in alelo-services (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `alelo-services` (npm)
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f9gp-j44v-7447

## What is MAL-2026-14027?

MAL-2026-14027 is a malicious package in alelo-services, published on 14 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

alelo-services@99.0.0 runs both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle scripts that harvest installer data and POST it to the hardcoded bare-IP endpoint https://209.99.185.109 with TLS verification disabled (rejectUnauthorized:false). preinstall.js collects hostname, username, platform, cwd, and the entire process.env and sends the JSON to https://209.99.185.109/preinstall. index.js (also the package main, executed on postinstall) reads.env,.npmrc, package.json,../.env, and../../.env from the install directory, runs whoami/id, collects process.env, and POSTs the contents to https://209.99.185.109/postinstall. The.npmrc read captures npm auth tokens; the.env reads capture CI and cloud credentials from the installer and any parent project directories. Package metadata is generic ("internal utilities") and the 99.0.0 version is consistent with a dependency-confusion lure targeting a private scope name.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14027?

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-2026-14027 is a malicious package: alelo-services (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-2026-14027/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14027/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14027

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