pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareyc-depconf-test-807dff
GHSA-w656-r5g3-qmwv
Malicious code in yc-depconf-test-807dff (PyPI)
Details
**Severity:** Critical **Affected versions:** `= 99.0.0` ## Source: kam193 (fe18d1e58fe7fbcd1a68dc26d47c9fa27f9678cf4bc50e3aa4ad35b16d0f85ce) Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose. --- Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities. Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk. - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/yc-depconf-test-807dff/MAL-2026-3368.json)) **References:** - https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/yc-depconf-test-807dff - https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/yc-depconf-test-807dff/MAL-2026-3368.json - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w656-r5g3-qmwv
Compromised versions (1)
- = 99.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.