mal-2026-16240
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
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Source: kam193 (f9a677a1b1a8762a3f01e91a8da196298bf146b255dc7f9d834842916882372b)
During installation, package exfiltrates environment variables, tokens from cloud environments and fingerprints the environment. It identifies itself as a security testing engagement.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-09-praetorian-mind-rce-test-2026
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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exfiltration-env-variables
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The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
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exfiltration-cloud-tokens
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "praetorian-mind-rce-test-2026"
},
"versions": [
"0.0.1",
"0.0.2",
"0.0.3"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"domains": [
"5h6gijnewx787zu6.ixx.sh"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2026-09-praetorian-mind-rce-test-2026/praetorian-mind-rce-test-2026",
"import_time": "2026-09-16T18:21:17.28792775Z",
"modified_time": "2026-09-16T17:48:15.248174Z",
"sha256": "f9a677a1b1a8762a3f01e91a8da196298bf146b255dc7f9d834842916882372b",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.0.1",
"0.0.2",
"0.0.3"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (f9a677a1b1a8762a3f01e91a8da196298bf146b255dc7f9d834842916882372b)\nDuring installation, package exfiltrates environment variables, tokens from cloud environments and fingerprints the environment. It identifies itself as a security testing engagement.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-09-praetorian-mind-rce-test-2026\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-env-variables\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 - exfiltration-cloud-tokens\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-16240",
"modified": "2026-09-16T17:48:15Z",
"published": "2026-09-16T17:48:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/praetorian-mind-rce-test-2026"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in praetorian-mind-rce-test-2026 (PyPI)"
}
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