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python-anchor

MAL-2026-1435

Malicious code in python-anchor (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (914b16cbc506c57a77eeed5ae14955bcf3b58fa49da92c2686b56a1d531c5268)
During import, package decrypts and runs a malicious executable. The executable is hidden in an encoded and xored form in the JSON resource file.

This is a follow up of the campaign 2026-03-fastapi-middleware-cors


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


Campaign: 2026-03-ariadne-federation


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - malware


 - obfuscation


 - dependency-confusion


 - typosquatting

Compromised versions (3)

  • 13.3.0
  • 14.6.0
  • 15.0.0

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