MAL-2026-18613

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    MAL-2026-18613

    Published: 2 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in itchy_gecko_magenta-98 (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: 2.3.4; tarball SHA-256 ce54dc3b5212e9e3c4ea35938e592aeba77d0683479bb3b4d9cb0d254ae97fb5.

    References:

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: itchy_gecko_magenta-98

    Purl: pkg:npm/itchy_gecko_magenta-98

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.3.4