MAL-2026-4837

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    MAL-2026-4837

    Published: 28 May 2026Last Modified: 28 May 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in my-test-package-2025-xyz (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (a2f3ab0a3c7ef9009c99575d9dd051c4a97575435cabf5d3a4c223f53bc47b89) During installation, the package opens a reverse shell Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-05-my-test-package-2025-xyz Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine. - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/my-test-package-2025-xyz

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: my-test-package-2025-xyz

    Purl: pkg:pypi/my-test-package-2025-xyz

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.1
    MAL-2026-4837 | CVE-DB