MAL-2026-603

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    MAL-2026-603

    Published: 29 Jan 2026Last Modified: 29 Jan 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in mcp-pdftool-plus (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (2e92dea8be02288f271dacad2cd77f1bdd54596da1691cb738c4a7b7b4f77d21) When using the library, the hidden code starts a reverse shell Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-01-mcp-pdftool-plus 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. - action-hidden-in-lib-usage

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/mcp-pdftool-plus

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mcp-pdftool-plus

    Purl: pkg:pypi/mcp-pdftool-plus

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1.3
    0.1.4
    0.1.5
    MAL-2026-603 | CVE-DB