itchy_gecko_magenta-98

GHSA-3233-8hj3-rwrf

Malicious code in itchy_gecko_magenta-98 (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 2.3.4`

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: 2.3.4; tarball SHA-256 ce54dc3b5212e9e3c4ea35938e592aeba77d0683479bb3b4d9cb0d254ae97fb5.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/65d7c0b05e1069e74e09136ec74ac3530ebad741/osv/malicious/npm/itchy_gecko_magenta-98/MAL-2026-18613.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/65d7c0b05e1069e74e09136ec74ac3530ebad741/osv/malicious/npm/itchy_gecko_magenta-98/MAL-2026-18613.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3233-8hj3-rwrf

Compromised versions (1)

= 2.3.4

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.