MAL-2026-18611

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/inadequate_earwig_magenta-66/MAL-2026-18611.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-18611
Published
2026-11-02T09:44:21Z
Modified
2026-11-04T09:00:05Z
Summary
Malicious code in inadequate_earwig_magenta-66 (npm)
Details

Part of a self-republishing campaign: generated names of the form -, 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: 3.4.3; tarball SHA-256 cdf7bcc56962d977f34fdb72789ce2b6aaac0020f0debb9ce4d55de8257ac352.

Credits

Affected packages

npm / inadequate_earwig_magenta-66

Package

Name
inadequate_earwig_magenta-66
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Purl
pkg:npm/inadequate_earwig_magenta-66

Affected ranges

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.3

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/inadequate_earwig_magenta-66/MAL-2026-18611.json"