mal-2026-3246
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-05-03 12:32
Modified
2026-05-03 12:34
Summary
Malicious code in win-update-helper-tool-v2 (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (251972769752a77d15c86627fe078560c49ce79a47bcc4542128386eb5362342)

If run as a module, the code runs code to silently control the device via Telegram bot (execute commands, exfiltrate files).

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-05-system-update-tool

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • rat

  • The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

  • files-exfiltration

  • peristence-autorun

  • persistence

  • impersonation

Credits
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) github.com/kam193 bad-packages.kam193.eu/
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "win-update-helper-tool-v2"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-05-system-update-tool/win-update-helper-tool-v2",
        "import_time": "2026-05-03T12:50:01.21104587Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-03T12:34:26.459368Z",
        "sha256": "251972769752a77d15c86627fe078560c49ce79a47bcc4542128386eb5362342",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (251972769752a77d15c86627fe078560c49ce79a47bcc4542128386eb5362342)\nIf run as a module, the code runs code to silently control the device via Telegram bot (execute commands, exfiltrate files).\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-05-system-update-tool\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - rat\n\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim\u0027s machine.\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n\n\n - peristence-autorun\n\n\n - persistence\n\n\n - impersonation\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-3246",
  "modified": "2026-05-03T12:34:26Z",
  "published": "2026-05-03T12:32:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/win-update-helper-tool-v2"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in win-update-helper-tool-v2 (PyPI)"
}


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