pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareqzc690382
MAL-2026-18749
Malicious code in qzc690382 (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (b34d702840be6773d3d41444f836f45dab6a8e3524fcc8e4cd6d224ac3a77f1e) The package body is inert (`__init__.py` contains only `#c\n`); the entire functionality lives in setup.py, which runs on `pip install`. During install, setup.py writes a Python HTTP server script to `/tmp/.kxs` and launches it detached via `subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, '/tmp/.kxs'], start_new_session=True)`. The server binds `0.0.0.0` on ports 9998, 9999, 8089, 8099, and 8899 and executes any shell command passed in a GET `c=` query parameter via `subprocess.run(c, shell=True,...)`, gated only by a token stored at `/tmp/.kxq`. The result is a persistent, network-exposed shell on all interfaces of the installing machine, running as the installing user, with no relationship to building or using any advertised functionality. ## Source: kam193 (dbcf75de5bd0a526e2aad408ec7999bd29b6648a527662b01405279824f7939a) In this campaign, packages execute malicious code during installation. The exact behavior varies between versions: fingerprinting environment, exposing a backdoor server listening for remote commands, downloading remote commands from a hardcoded location. Next stages seem to be downloaded from localhost, what suggests the code may still be a preparation for the real attack. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-11-qzc 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 contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine. - backdoor - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Compromised versions (1)
- 1.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.