MAL-2026-1086

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    MAL-2026-1086

    Published: 28 Feb 2026Last Modified: 19 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in tchap-bot (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (ca239020bc35efc249b5f387dc3ae473132184319b88a498ba3f7ddd9dd6dfe3) Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose. 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-standard-pypi-install-pentest Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk. - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. Source: ossf-package-analysis (e89fc85e4395a4d3008762de9797463e4353fb925e6e0663bd4f4046cf184e78) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'tchap-bot' @ 199.0.99 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/tchap-bot

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tchap-bot

    Purl: pkg:pypi/tchap-bot

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    199.0.99
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