pypi · Malicious package advisory
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MAL-2026-16268
Malicious code in index-forum (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## 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. --- 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.