# MAL-2026-14028: Malicious code in alelo-utils (npm)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `alelo-utils` (npm)
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-chg6-4g6x-82gw

## What is MAL-2026-14028?

MAL-2026-14028 is a malicious package in alelo-utils, published on 14 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

On npm install, preinstall.js collects hostname, username, platform, cwd and the full process.env and POSTs the JSON body to https://209.99.185.109/preinstall with TLS verification disabled (rejectUnauthorized:false). A companion postinstall/index.js path reads.env,.npmrc, package.json, and parent-directory.env files (../.env,../../.env), runs whoami/id via child_process, and POSTs the collected contents to https://209.99.185.109/postinstall over the same TLS-disabled channel. The destination is a bare IPv4 endpoint unrelated to any documented publisher. Package metadata shows a dependency-confusion shape: name alelo-utils published at version 99.0.0, and a bundled login.ps1 references an npm publish workflow under the personal account oxy12@proton.me, which does not match the claimed 'Alelo Dev Team' author..npmrc typically contains npm _authToken values and.env commonly holds cloud/API credentials, so this install-time flow directly exfiltrates installer credentials.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14028?

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-2026-14028 is a malicious package: alelo-utils (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-2026-14028/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14028/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14028

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