pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarejsonconfig-utils
MAL-2026-849
Malicious code in jsonconfig-utils (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (883897a307b53ac17e981eac46b8d6f8c31d88fc2628c6d57c5f7f191ed84b81) During installation, package installs a script that listens for remote commands and executes them. The script is also added to autostart configuration and disguised as system application --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-devtools-webhook-cicd-utils Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - peristence-autorun - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine. - obfuscation
Compromised versions (9)
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.