MAL-2026-18616

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    MAL-2026-18616

    Published: 2 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in smooth_angelfish_emerald-54 (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: 2.2.2; tarball SHA-256 223ace08ab038a6ee47fd7d04a2f489d9d4817d4b147f164be1de264918235c1.

    References:

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: smooth_angelfish_emerald-54

    Purl: pkg:npm/smooth_angelfish_emerald-54

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.2.2