{"id":"MAL-2026-18616","summary":"Malicious code in smooth_angelfish_emerald-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: 2.2.2; tarball SHA-256 223ace08ab038a6ee47fd7d04a2f489d9d4817d4b147f164be1de264918235c1.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:06.022020441Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"smooth_angelfish_emerald-54","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/smooth_angelfish_emerald-54"},"versions":["2.2.2"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/smooth_angelfish_emerald-54/MAL-2026-18616.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}