npm · Malicious package advisory
Malwareintimate_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.