valid_antlion_amber-50npm
Advisory published Updated
valid_antlion_amber-50 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-18622) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 4.1.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in valid_antlion_amber-50 (npm)
What this malware does
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: 4.1.3; tarball SHA-256 9e9bed34eb0cb325419b2806fb984dbe3c4f5e59dfe33519010cdf6cfad3f6eb.
Malicious versions
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for valid_antlion_amber-50 (version 4.1.3).
If you installed it — respond
Remove valid_antlion_amber-50 from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If valid_antlion_amber-50 was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.
Frequently asked questions
Credits
- Oluwatosin Amokeodo · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks valid_antlion_amber-50-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.