pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareritch
MAL-2026-869
Malicious code in ritch (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (bc0d5c6c0c3175de2d5def02fe422574cfee5f7fe3a88f894de7122aa9dcf588) 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 (53836e778fae351105bebc4ec62937db1766d236b1ab050c142e8a57d863c7ea) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'ritch' @ 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.