MAL-2026-18617

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    MAL-2026-18617

    Published: 2 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in sound_deer_apricot-15 (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: 2.1.4; tarball SHA-256 27600206fc32a99f42d2dc8e77a71b222ae457b0345dfec2f397d6883b49f9f4.

    References:

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sound_deer_apricot-15

    Purl: pkg:npm/sound_deer_apricot-15

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.1.4