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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

index-forum

MAL-2026-16268

Malicious code in index-forum (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: amazon-inspector (4b837b7b56f9b239c9d0c86bd2e7d432d3223e496a9820c54b0a14fd3c542b22)
The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code

## Source: kam193 (7561fd94425cdde34f5f9f3d20482a0da8680414d0f38e1e00fea419ce23cf66)
The package hides code to exfiltrate specific files from the user's machine. The used file paths suggest it was intended to be used in a CTF-like environment.


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


Campaign: 2026-09-pyjstat-smooth


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - files-exfiltration


 - obfuscation


 - targetted-attack


 - clones-real-package

Compromised versions (1)

  • 2.5.4

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