MAL-2026-18611

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    MAL-2026-18611

    Published: 2 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in inadequate_earwig_magenta-66 (npm)

    Details: Part of a self-republishing campaign: generated names of the form <adjective>_<animal>_<colour>-<number>, 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: 3.4.3; tarball SHA-256 cdf7bcc56962d977f34fdb72789ce2b6aaac0020f0debb9ce4d55de8257ac352.

    References:

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: inadequate_earwig_magenta-66

    Purl: pkg:npm/inadequate_earwig_magenta-66

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.4.3