{"id":"MAL-2026-18618","summary":"Malicious code in southern_duck_tan-16 (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: 2.4.3; tarball SHA-256 a3154921b8a06cfa66c41cf8d689a9e16610ddda9e78c8db51e986bcf1e056d9.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:06.017340113Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"southern_duck_tan-16","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/southern_duck_tan-16"},"versions":["2.4.3"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/southern_duck_tan-16/MAL-2026-18618.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}