MAL-2026-762

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    MAL-2026-762

    Published: 5 Feb 2026Last Modified: 5 Feb 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in metadata-checker (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (222755e960642163a0918eeb42baef3dedec6676e084a02742210fb83b7d99e5) Disguised as metadata checker, packages are designed to exfiltrate hardcoded or given data to an obfuscated remote target Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-metadata-checker Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-generic - obfuscation

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: metadata-checker

    Purl: pkg:pypi/metadata-checker

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.2.0
    MAL-2026-762 | CVE-DB