unemployed_xerinae-toolteadevnpm
Advisory published Updated
unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-18667) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.4.4). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev (npm)
What this malware does
Part of a self-republishing campaign: the package ships auto.js, which in a loop gives the package a new random name, rewrites package.json and runs npm publish to publish the package again under the new name. Self-replicating publication is the propagation step of a registry worm and fills the registry with copies. Version examined: 1.4.4; tarball SHA-256 d7a004f21796f6884acc016de74cb95c0db3e7e8b5220b38b15cf40befdadaa0.
Malicious versions
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev (version 1.4.4).
If you installed it — respond
Remove unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.
Frequently asked questions
Credits
- Oluwatosin Amokeodo · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.