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Malware

intimate_ostrich_amethyst-45

MAL-2026-18612

Malicious code in intimate_ostrich_amethyst-45 (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: 3.1.4; tarball SHA-256 c2602bb843cad68aa7f593fca592887cf660bfcf72e918d1865320c0fed5ec38.

Compromised versions (1)

  • 3.1.4

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