{"id":"MAL-2026-18613","summary":"Malicious code in itchy_gecko_magenta-98 (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: 2.3.4; tarball SHA-256 ce54dc3b5212e9e3c4ea35938e592aeba77d0683479bb3b4d9cb0d254ae97fb5.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:06.022076811Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"itchy_gecko_magenta-98","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/itchy_gecko_magenta-98"},"versions":["2.3.4"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/itchy_gecko_magenta-98/MAL-2026-18613.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}