MAL-2026-18619

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/specific_sheep_violet-22/MAL-2026-18619.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-18619
Published
2026-11-02T09:44:21Z
Modified
2026-11-04T09:00:05Z
Summary
Malicious code in specific_sheep_violet-22 (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: 2.4.1; tarball SHA-256 3f547db278b249244788b7b77fef67286b74bf08baf45514c6d2480fa1671ce7.

Credits

Affected packages

npm / specific_sheep_violet-22

Package

Name
specific_sheep_violet-22
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Purl
pkg:npm/specific_sheep_violet-22

Affected ranges

Affected versions

2.*
2.4.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/npm/specific_sheep_violet-22/MAL-2026-18619.json"