{"id":"MAL-2026-18615","summary":"Malicious code in pure_opossum_amaranth-54 (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: 2.3.2; tarball SHA-256 0fe7b3d8ed7ec429ff5f53971bb933640ddb717f2dd39621a5d435b7664ac18a.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:05.078819126Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"pure_opossum_amaranth-54","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/pure_opossum_amaranth-54"},"versions":["2.3.2"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/pure_opossum_amaranth-54/MAL-2026-18615.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}