{"id":"MAL-2026-18612","summary":"Malicious code in intimate_ostrich_amethyst-45 (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: 3.1.4; tarball SHA-256 c2602bb843cad68aa7f593fca592887cf660bfcf72e918d1865320c0fed5ec38.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:05.412648868Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"intimate_ostrich_amethyst-45","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/intimate_ostrich_amethyst-45"},"versions":["3.1.4"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/intimate_ostrich_amethyst-45/MAL-2026-18612.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}