MAL-2026-31

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    MAL-2026-31

    Published: 3 Jan 2026Last Modified: 11 Jan 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in telstra (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (e6ff467569b104f23ebbdc6ef58dec14795aaf14548185bd3b31886ecd9b8003) 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 (927c85adbb012ce48d49fb1db49c7746ef98eb5463f3c56bc27c8d96532ff487) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'telstra' @ 2.0.1 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: telstra

    Purl: pkg:pypi/telstra

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.0.1
    MAL-2026-31 | CVE-DB