{"id":"MAL-2026-18659","summary":"Malicious code in dependent-final (npm)","details":"Part of a self-republishing campaign: the package ships test.js, which in a loop gives the package a new random name, bumps its version, rewrites package.json and runs `npm publish` to publish the package again under the new name. Self-replicating publication is the propagation step of a registry worm and fills the registry with copies. Version examined: 1.0.3; tarball SHA-256 c8be1ce20c77c47e2ab48ca6c0642cc4cc7f259282d463d05b5b241a914c68d4.","modified":"2026-11-05T04:15:04.920102163Z","published":"2026-11-02T22:34:49Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"dependent-final","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/dependent-final"},"versions":["1.0.3"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/dependent-final/MAL-2026-18659.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}