pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwaremoveworks-capi-starter
MAL-2026-18122
Malicious code in moveworks-capi-starter (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (82a1f2ebbd0f8423c7e02c1a9b0571cec02bd6d343b88583f6a85dd06a056a99) setup.py overrides the install command to collect the installer's hostname and resolved local IP address and POST them as JSON to the hardcoded URL https://webhook.site/17a7df2e-3d56-4c5a-b7a9-9a95fe58a533 during `pip install`, tagged with the package name and version. The beacon fires unconditionally at install time with no user disclosure or opt-out, and the package itself provides no documented functionality — the shipped code is a proof-of-concept beacon with placeholder author metadata. The exfiltrated data is limited to host identifiers (hostname, IP) rather than credentials, but the install-time network callback to a third-party collector enables correlation of installations with the operator of the webhook endpoint. ## Source: kam193 (2cd8f99409a87f01743f65f381fefa800176a29d47d6119743ae2bd0ce1f7583) 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.
Compromised versions (2)
- 0.0.0
- 0.2.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.