{"id":"MAL-2026-18617","summary":"Malicious code in sound_deer_apricot-15 (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: 2.1.4; tarball SHA-256 27600206fc32a99f42d2dc8e77a71b222ae457b0345dfec2f397d6883b49f9f4.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:06.018418435Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"sound_deer_apricot-15","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/sound_deer_apricot-15"},"versions":["2.1.4"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/sound_deer_apricot-15/MAL-2026-18617.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}