MAL-2026-18667

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    MAL-2026-18667

    Published: 2 Nov 2026Last Modified: 5 Nov 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev (npm)

    Details: Part of a self-republishing campaign: the package ships auto.js, which in a loop gives the package a new random name, rewrites package.json and runs `npm publish` to publish the package again under the new name. Self-replicating publication is the propagation step of a registry worm and fills the registry with copies. Version examined: 1.4.4; tarball SHA-256 d7a004f21796f6884acc016de74cb95c0db3e7e8b5220b38b15cf40befdadaa0.

    References:

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev

    Purl: pkg:npm/unemployed_xerinae-toolteadev

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.4.4
    MAL-2026-18667 | CVE-DB