{"id":"MAL-2026-826","summary":"Malicious code in testppe-pkg (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (49f139a3af58a80c706b3bc4b6c38676411528f34be00c79351705767f39eaa4)\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":"2026-02-10T09:07:21.493676Z","published":"2026-02-10T08:38:48Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"import_time":"2026-02-10T08:49:54.87319865Z","source":"kam193","id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/testppe-pkg","sha256":"49f139a3af58a80c706b3bc4b6c38676411528f34be00c79351705767f39eaa4","modified_time":"2026-02-10T08:38:48.874116Z","versions":["1.0.0"]}]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/testppe-pkg"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"testppe-pkg","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/testppe-pkg"},"versions":["1.0.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/testppe-pkg/MAL-2026-826.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}