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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

jsonconfig-utils

MAL-2026-849

Malicious code in jsonconfig-utils (PyPI)

Details


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## 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


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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.