MAL-2026-4195

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    MAL-2026-4195

    Published: 20 May 2026Last Modified: 20 May 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in instal (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (988f86dc0694b7d27a640809cef5d04ed431a36bb02bb02e69e20724a20db2b9) 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 (4563e8e641a6f28c65cfedaf9af2b00744113c440f071f5f22ea78f0484bf763) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'instal' @ 1.3.5 (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/instal

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: instal

    Purl: pkg:pypi/instal

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.3.5
    MAL-2026-4195 | CVE-DB