{"id":"MAL-2026-18611","summary":"Malicious code in inadequate_earwig_magenta-66 (npm)","details":"Part of a self-republishing campaign: generated names of the form \u003cadjective\u003e_\u003canimal\u003e_\u003ccolour\u003e-\u003cnumber\u003e, each package shipping the same autopublish.js, which runs `npm publish --access public` to publish the package again. Self-replicating publication is the propagation step of a registry worm and fills the registry with copies. Version examined: 3.4.3; tarball SHA-256 cdf7bcc56962d977f34fdb72789ce2b6aaac0020f0debb9ce4d55de8257ac352.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:05.089358951Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"inadequate_earwig_magenta-66","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/inadequate_earwig_magenta-66"},"versions":["3.4.3"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/inadequate_earwig_magenta-66/MAL-2026-18611.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}