{"id":"MAL-2026-18620","summary":"Malicious code in temporary_smelt_lavender-81 (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: 3.3.1; tarball SHA-256 3d62a6900cb2eec57c55e599f930c466dcd4ca3539ad7b2ca55779b0fbccba6a.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:06.015889307Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"temporary_smelt_lavender-81","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/temporary_smelt_lavender-81"},"versions":["3.3.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/temporary_smelt_lavender-81/MAL-2026-18620.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}