pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarehex2pcap
MAL-2026-2546
Malicious code in hex2pcap (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (e634909fd8dcb36401b0272dad2f87486457c32c1283145dfb76d402fff41c2c) 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 (c0d18defef6e68b34f8e4c5be91159f059d0d2bc13b1eb7737eab6e6fe790575) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'hex2pcap' @ 99.0.0 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Compromised versions (1)
- 99.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.