pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwaretelstra
MAL-2026-31
Malicious code in telstra (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (e6ff467569b104f23ebbdc6ef58dec14795aaf14548185bd3b31886ecd9b8003) 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 (927c85adbb012ce48d49fb1db49c7746ef98eb5463f3c56bc27c8d96532ff487) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'telstra' @ 2.0.1 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Compromised versions (1)
- 2.0.1
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.