mal-2026-445
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-01-21 20:21
Modified
2026-01-21 20:21
Summary
Malicious code in code-transfering-3 (PyPI)
Details
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Source: kam193 (949a505895a5dcb808074bcddc1a084d12cfadb4b999712b48e012ad455ce817)
Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.
Category: 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.
Campaign: GENERIC-simple-tests
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "code-transfering-3"
},
"versions": [
"0.1"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "ANALYST"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/code-transfering-3",
"import_time": "2026-01-21T21:11:28.82588029Z",
"modified_time": "2026-01-21T20:21:24.495093Z",
"sha256": "949a505895a5dcb808074bcddc1a084d12cfadb4b999712b48e012ad455ce817",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.1"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (949a505895a5dcb808074bcddc1a084d12cfadb4b999712b48e012ad455ce817)\nPackages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.\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 \u0026 co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.\n\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-simple-tests\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-445",
"modified": "2026-01-21T20:21:24Z",
"published": "2026-01-21T20:21:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/code-transfering-3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in code-transfering-3 (PyPI)"
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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