MAL-2026-5822

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    MAL-2026-5822

    Published: 15 Jun 2026Last Modified: 15 Jun 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in scriptworker-client (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (b8cdfb6bd0db2d192ccd67b0ebb8023dee7343620b9a48c95cc58b5e1ee536f0) 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.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: scriptworker-client

    Purl: pkg:pypi/scriptworker-client

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.2160.0
    MAL-2026-5822 | CVE-DB