MAL-2026-2532

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    MAL-2026-2532

    Published: 10 Apr 2026Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in emd-ext (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (8533b4542459021adb6dac35adcdda6eac7103c09dc091b7699c72d1d16101e2) Dependency confusion attempt. The user identifies themselves as a HackerOne user abusing the PyPI for the purpose of a bug bounty program. This package did not contain any exfiltration activity. 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-hackerone-bugbounty 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. - dependency-confusion

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: emd-ext

    Purl: pkg:pypi/emd-ext

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.0.1
    MAL-2026-2532 | CVE-DB