MAL-2026-1288

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    MAL-2026-1288

    Published: 8 Mar 2026Last Modified: 8 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in arnavtest123 (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (d77a638a8dbd52def0458fe1227c5dd5491bc8fedb0ae9e50f28eed74e4ef89d) During installation, the package starts a reverse shell Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-jwrincident Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/arnavtest123

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: arnavtest123

    Purl: pkg:pypi/arnavtest123

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.1
    MAL-2026-1288 | CVE-DB