pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarezagents-message-bus
MAL-2026-18296
Malicious code in zagents-message-bus (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (0d1891d5d76adad51e120baa41752f0cc878b243eb400e7a12aba1616d31d1f7) 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 (4)
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.10
- 99.99.99
- 99.99.100
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.