{"id":"MAL-2026-18619","summary":"Malicious code in specific_sheep_violet-22 (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: 2.4.1; tarball SHA-256 3f547db278b249244788b7b77fef67286b74bf08baf45514c6d2480fa1671ce7.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:05.068572822Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"specific_sheep_violet-22","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/specific_sheep_violet-22"},"versions":["2.4.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/specific_sheep_violet-22/MAL-2026-18619.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}