MAL-2026-18619

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    MAL-2026-18619

    Published: 2 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in specific_sheep_violet-22 (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: 2.4.1; tarball SHA-256 3f547db278b249244788b7b77fef67286b74bf08baf45514c6d2480fa1671ce7.

    References:

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: specific_sheep_violet-22

    Purl: pkg:npm/specific_sheep_violet-22

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.4.1