pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarechaostoolkit-turbulence
MAL-2026-2239
Malicious code in chaostoolkit-turbulence (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (0d12e5d6a53ae410fe90d76b8da4f9f117a8891e73a678c5b5f49059ad31fa6b) 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. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (9432668576241707b7141a9abaaa9b0b418800e660f3d33821a321762758bce5) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'chaostoolkit-turbulence' @ 0.2.1 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Compromised versions (1)
- 0.2.1
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.