{"id":"MAL-2026-18668","summary":"Malicious code in wet_rat_replicate_automation (npm)","details":"Part of a self-republishing campaign: the package ships autopublish2.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: 2.3.1; tarball SHA-256 4e7250a12081880b7781ba4a3a0c912fa5347bbbcb3046b039c7459f284085de.","modified":"2026-11-05T04:15:04.923385588Z","published":"2026-11-02T22:34:49Z","affected":[{"package":{"name":"wet_rat_replicate_automation","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/wet_rat_replicate_automation"},"versions":["2.3.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/wet_rat_replicate_automation/MAL-2026-18668.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Oluwatosin Amokeodo","contact":["mailto:oluwatosin.amokeodo@gmail.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}