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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

optimal-spark-config

MAL-2026-1222

Malicious code in optimal-spark-config (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (a1c1bf78d6e3b593fd29329b4175a48c645abf4b4b63e93db68f25221329d14c)
During installation, the package starts obfuscated code that attempts to exfiltrate some basic information using DNS requests and then likely cover tracks by installing a similarly named package from private repository


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2026-02-urllib-slim


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - typosquatting


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - obfuscation


 - dependency-confusion

Compromised versions (4)

  • 14.0.0
  • 14.0.1
  • 14.0.2
  • 14.0.3

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.