{"id":"MAL-2026-18663","summary":"Malicious code in pearx93qja-notthedevs (npm)","details":"Part of a self-republishing campaign: the package ships autochange2.js, which in a loop gives the package a new random name, 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: 1.1.8; tarball SHA-256 938dfb2c4192301e0c212617e4e459e1a4af51beed1d2ca862b68f9c2e6a3595.","modified":"2026-11-05T04:15:04.928923520Z","published":"2026-11-02T22:42:17Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"pearx93qja-notthedevs","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/pearx93qja-notthedevs"},"versions":["1.1.8"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/pearx93qja-notthedevs/MAL-2026-18663.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}