MAL-2026-18658

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    MAL-2026-18658

    Published: 5 Nov 2026Last Modified: 5 Nov 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in rcp-ndcg (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (5aa5f39fdbcfd160716eebb87c6bb303d9d6e08eb1beacee5a9a90f228fe7fff) 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 (fc78014eaba6dbdc0a485f1954874cbfa65b71ffcda55b1b9337807004e42a2f) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'rcp-ndcg' @ 9999.0.0 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rcp-ndcg

    Purl: pkg:pypi/rcp-ndcg

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    9999.0.0