mal-2026-851
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-02-11 10:40
Modified
2026-02-11 10:40
Summary
Malicious code in python-files-mod (PyPI)
Details
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Source: kam193 (3f9a5cad398dbfcea1ea0ed1a7b20c678a67941581a4562aa92703ac86ee421a)
Disguised as file system manipulation library, the package hides an obfuscated code to communicate with a Telegram channel. Though the usage is not known at the moment, the package is clearly created for data exfiltration
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-02-pathfiles
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
obfuscation
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action-hidden-in-lib-usage
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "python-files-mod"
},
"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/2026-02-pathfiles/python-files-mod",
"import_time": "2026-02-11T10:49:21.709532793Z",
"modified_time": "2026-02-11T10:40:53.320963Z",
"sha256": "3f9a5cad398dbfcea1ea0ed1a7b20c678a67941581a4562aa92703ac86ee421a",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (3f9a5cad398dbfcea1ea0ed1a7b20c678a67941581a4562aa92703ac86ee421a)\nDisguised as file system manipulation library, the package hides an obfuscated code to communicate with a Telegram channel. Though the usage is not known at the moment, the package is clearly created for data exfiltration\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-pathfiles\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-851",
"modified": "2026-02-11T10:40:53Z",
"published": "2026-02-11T10:40:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/python-files-mod"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in python-files-mod (PyPI)"
}
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Nomenclature
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