{"id":"MAL-2026-3141","summary":"Malicious code in coinmate-api (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (8c8d1f75669f5e0386a83dad52d569b6711645921989cf520b3b15c59ec26424)\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":"2026-04-29T06:19:15.396990Z","published":"2026-04-29T05:28:32Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"import_time":"2026-04-29T06:02:54.004794428Z","modified_time":"2026-04-29T05:28:32.354028Z","source":"kam193","sha256":"8c8d1f75669f5e0386a83dad52d569b6711645921989cf520b3b15c59ec26424","id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/coinmate-api","versions":["1.1.0"]}]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/coinmate-api"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"coinmate-api","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/coinmate-api"},"versions":["1.1.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/coinmate-api/MAL-2026-3141.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}