pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarepydantics
MAL-2026-868
Malicious code in pydantics (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (dda36b358c57e79abf804d53d4750cf2836f930b07aa524c0b5c4d231d92143f) Package is a typosquatting or dependency confusion attempt with a low-harm local-only action, like leaving a flag file. --- 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-local-typosquatting Reasons (based on the campaign): - dependency-confusion - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - typosquatting ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (7c6d61cdeefc8455cbf435a43ba1e13c796ed4b43b63fe74314706d265387ea1) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'pydantics' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Compromised versions (1)
- 1.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.