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Malicious MAL-2026-18620

temporary_smelt_lavender-81

npm package · versions 3.3.1

Reported Nov 2, 2026 · Updated Nov 4, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

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: 3.3.1; tarball SHA-256 3d62a6900cb2eec57c55e599f930c466dcd4ca3539ad7b2ca55779b0fbccba6a.