mal-2026-3396
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-05-08 14:04
Modified
2026-05-08 14:24
Summary
Malicious code in ninja-core-optimizer (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7421b043b7d687849d0a75da8ecf204604e61b20efc5cf5b18bd3648225e4011)

During installation, obfuscated code exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet data to a hardcoded location

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

Campaign: 2026-05-ninja-core-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • crypto-related

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

  • obfuscation

  • exfiltration-crypto

Credits
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) github.com/kam193 bad-packages.kam193.eu/
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "ninja-core-optimizer"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.3.3",
        "1.3.4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "iocs": {
      "ips": [
        "144.126.142.148"
      ],
      "urls": [
        "http://144.126.142.148:5555/tao"
      ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-05-ninja-core-utils/ninja-core-optimizer",
        "import_time": "2026-05-08T14:40:52.976669564Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-05-08T14:24:06.867122Z",
        "sha256": "7421b043b7d687849d0a75da8ecf204604e61b20efc5cf5b18bd3648225e4011",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.3.3",
          "1.3.4"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (7421b043b7d687849d0a75da8ecf204604e61b20efc5cf5b18bd3648225e4011)\nDuring installation, obfuscated code exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet data to a hardcoded location\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-05-ninja-core-utils\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - crypto-related\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - exfiltration-crypto\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-3396",
  "modified": "2026-05-08T14:24:06Z",
  "published": "2026-05-08T14:04:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/ninja-core-optimizer"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in ninja-core-optimizer (PyPI)"
}


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