{"id":"MAL-2026-18623","summary":"Malicious code in xenacious_kangaroo_blush-47 (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: 4.3.3; tarball SHA-256 d3d633c35cdfcf07a34516e2f1d6a1761c15d4e5b0769b0fb55117520cc90225.","modified":"2026-11-04T09:00:06.024431185Z","published":"2026-11-02T09:44:21Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"xenacious_kangaroo_blush-47","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/xenacious_kangaroo_blush-47"},"versions":["4.3.3"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/xenacious_kangaroo_blush-47/MAL-2026-18623.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}