pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareks-hex2pcap
MAL-2026-2548
Malicious code in ks-hex2pcap (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (90b58f7aa303c563186a1d1c2a89d13caec4e0c04a48f6838fcba294b7846e96) 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 (132e716f638d812c4fe6570c97a0029413983f2b384de3117871378952966991) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'ks-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.