MAL-2026-16142

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    MAL-2026-16142

    Published: 12 Sept 2026Last Modified: 23 Sept 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in python-fork (PyPI)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (ccd1d960319085a4aee1c389c4b394bfddd03f3c2af57f4d09bce88f9ad4a66d) The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code Source: kam193 (0bff88696e931354b786185cde4b21e28c27407203c5733ac31b52b7186c1e78) Importing the module starts a fork bomb, what can lead to destabilizing the system. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-09-python-fork Reasons (based on the campaign): - other

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/python-fork, https://pypi.org/project/python-fork/0.1.0/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-fork

    Purl: pkg:pypi/python-fork

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1.0
    0.1.1