{"id":"MAL-2026-19933","summary":"Malicious code in gateio-client (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (1bece13e2be06ddffd2ed4bf25cc171363f7e3030003e5eda4e49ede0988b115)\nInstalling the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: 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.\n\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n","modified":"2026-11-14T16:15:03.352418791Z","published":"2026-11-14T15:29:53Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"sha256":"1bece13e2be06ddffd2ed4bf25cc171363f7e3030003e5eda4e49ede0988b115","source":"kam193","versions":["99.99.1"],"id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/gateio-client","import_time":"2026-11-14T16:11:34.819193302Z","modified_time":"2026-11-14T15:29:53.296169Z"}]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/gateio-client"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gateio-client","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/gateio-client"},"versions":["99.99.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/gateio-client/MAL-2026-19933.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}