mal-2026-874
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-02-12 23:27
Modified
2026-02-13 00:38
Summary
Malicious code in google-search-result (PyPI)
Details
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Source: kam193 (7ada4db6050e81933dbf7a82d659e0793c79b0b8f771b3175b5ef4668563238a)
Generic campaign for all (likely) research / pentests, where the amount or art of collected data raises questions about the privacy, security and ethical side.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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exfiltration-env-variables
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exfiltration-generic
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The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
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typosquatting
Source: ossf-package-analysis (2532d867a44422c3a065c3ba13d63ca9fd446915c2c49aee0877aba997c0a450)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'google-search-result' @ 2.4.3 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Credits
OpenSSF: Package Analysis
github.com/ossf/package-analysis
openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "google-search-result"
},
"versions": [
"2.4.3"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "ANALYST"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
"https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
],
"name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"import_time": "2026-02-12T23:43:23.593303514Z",
"modified_time": "2026-02-12T23:27:54Z",
"sha256": "2532d867a44422c3a065c3ba13d63ca9fd446915c2c49aee0877aba997c0a450",
"source": "ossf-package-analysis",
"versions": [
"2.4.3"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/GENERIC-questionable-pentest/google-search-result",
"import_time": "2026-02-13T00:37:00.243377192Z",
"modified_time": "2026-02-12T23:35:33.50405Z",
"sha256": "7ada4db6050e81933dbf7a82d659e0793c79b0b8f771b3175b5ef4668563238a",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"2.4.3"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (7ada4db6050e81933dbf7a82d659e0793c79b0b8f771b3175b5ef4668563238a)\nGeneric campaign for all (likely) research / pentests, where the amount or art of collected data raises questions about the privacy, security and ethical side.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-env-variables\n\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n - typosquatting\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (2532d867a44422c3a065c3ba13d63ca9fd446915c2c49aee0877aba997c0a450)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027google-search-result\u0027 @ 2.4.3 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-874",
"modified": "2026-02-13T00:38:45Z",
"published": "2026-02-12T23:27:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/google-search-result"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in google-search-result (PyPI)"
}
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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.
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