mal-2026-1222
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-03-03 18:02
Modified
2026-03-03 20:14
Summary
Malicious code in optimal-spark-config (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (a1c1bf78d6e3b593fd29329b4175a48c645abf4b4b63e93db68f25221329d14c)
During installation, the package starts obfuscated code that attempts to exfiltrate some basic information using DNS requests and then likely cover tracks by installing a similarly named package from private repository
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-02-urllib-slim
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
typosquatting
-
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
-
obfuscation
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dependency-confusion
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "optimal-spark-config"
},
"versions": [
"14.0.0",
"14.0.1",
"14.0.2",
"14.0.3"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"domains": [
"1r.vc",
"i.1r.vc"
],
"urls": [
"https://storage.googleapis.com/py-pi/python_mac",
"https://storage.googleapis.com/py-pi/python_rhel",
"https://storage.googleapis.com/py-pi/python_win"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2026-02-urllib-slim/optimal-spark-config",
"import_time": "2026-03-03T18:20:16.081533863Z",
"modified_time": "2026-03-03T18:02:59.459666Z",
"sha256": "a1c1bf78d6e3b593fd29329b4175a48c645abf4b4b63e93db68f25221329d14c",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"14.0.0",
"14.0.1",
"14.0.2"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2026-02-urllib-slim/optimal-spark-config",
"import_time": "2026-03-03T19:20:04.712977567Z",
"modified_time": "2026-03-03T18:02:59.459666Z",
"sha256": "8875cb0d0b4757cf1cdaed6b5311cf6b8c841dc2065f824a430a0d0debfaaf22",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"14.0.0",
"14.0.1",
"14.0.2"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2026-02-urllib-slim/optimal-spark-config",
"import_time": "2026-03-03T20:12:03.921268287Z",
"modified_time": "2026-03-03T19:02:20.555499Z",
"sha256": "06464a6f0ed327a7db87798c5134f72c4e43b71eda981f62e8d0549cd13c9eaa",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"14.0.0",
"14.0.1",
"14.0.2",
"14.0.3"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (a1c1bf78d6e3b593fd29329b4175a48c645abf4b4b63e93db68f25221329d14c)\nDuring installation, the package starts obfuscated code that attempts to exfiltrate some basic information using DNS requests and then likely cover tracks by installing a similarly named package from private repository\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-urllib-slim\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - typosquatting\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - dependency-confusion\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-1222",
"modified": "2026-03-03T20:14:02Z",
"published": "2026-03-03T18:02:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/optimal-spark-config"
},
{
"type": "EVIDENCE",
"url": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/d6029cce705b3842042106efb737c8b14eb736fdbfb8d0d03c3dfbc8d6c207a5?nocache=1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in optimal-spark-config (PyPI)"
}
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Nomenclature
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