VDB
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-14552
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-14552
Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10
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: 3.4.3; tarball SHA-256 cdf7bcc56962d977f34fdb72789ce2b6aaac0020f0debb9ce4d55de8257ac352.
ENTRY
autopublish.js (main: autopublish.js)
OBFUSCATION
- String Array Obfuscation in autopublish2.js: "["apple", "banana", "orange", "pear", "strawberry", "kiwi", "pineapple", "waterm..."
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Shell Command Execution in autopublish.js: "require('child_process')"
PAYLOAD FILES
autopublish2.js (+ autopublish.js, autopublish3.js)
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.8/10
High · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | inadequate_earwig_magenta-66 | all (affected) | — |
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