MAL-2026-2400

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MAL-2026-2400

Summary: Malicious code in kube-node-health (PyPI)

Details: Source: kam193 (391555cff14c82156843bee267daf896c3e3e989b9c899ef34b12ac7e23b1c7e) During import, the code download and starts remote executable that later connects to a C2 server, likely establishing a reverse tunnel. After executing the remote binary, the code performs covering-tracks actions by removing the binary from disk, and - depending on version - modifying the package code. The dropper code is either a Python script, or a compiled binary with obfuscated location of the remote binary and config for it. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-03-kube-health-tools Reasons (based on the campaign): - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - backdoor - obfuscation - covering-tracks

References: https://github.com/gibunxi4201/kube-node-diag, https://inspector.pypi.io/project/kube-health-tools/1.0.9/packages/ab/41/abea82b56e7ac3b06c15fc7760f6857df6fc9b4739254b362c2bbeaf6fb7/kube_health_tools-1.0.9-py3-none-any.whl/kube_health/__init__.py#line.32, https://inspector.pypi.io/project/kube-health-tools/1.0.9/packages/ab/41/abea82b56e7ac3b06c15fc7760f6857df6fc9b4739254b362c2bbeaf6fb7/kube_health_tools-1.0.9-py3-none-any.whl/kube_health/__init__.py#line.47, https://inspector.pypi.io/project/kube-health-tools/1.0.11/packages/35/54/8be76acf54f2401a8ca6984cd548caf9eaf75feab5be3d4b231078db4d9d/kube_health_tools-1.0.11-cp311-cp311-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl/kube_health/__init__.c#line.3922, https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/fe3f5d15951b25654f14045de3181ec6630a0ba65add8a65309b01c8324387f1/detection, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/kube-node-health, https://www.aikido.dev/blog/gpt-proxy-backdoor-npm-pypi-chinese-llm-relay