MAL-2026-2999

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    MAL-2026-2999

    Published: 22 Apr 2026Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in pypdf-fork (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (c3a651b0cc8ca7cc4fcae91ff3160af205a97d0aacacd8e88d76c04ce013bd02) During importing the module, package sends a beacon notification to the owner. The package has no other differences from the original legitimate "pypdf". 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: 2026-04-pypdf-fork Reasons (based on the campaign): - clones-real-package

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pypdf-fork

    Purl: pkg:pypi/pypdf-fork

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    6.10.2
    6.10.3
    MAL-2026-2999 | CVE-DB