MAL-2026-851

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    MAL-2026-851

    Published: 11 Feb 2026Last Modified: 11 Feb 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in python-files-mod (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (3f9a5cad398dbfcea1ea0ed1a7b20c678a67941581a4562aa92703ac86ee421a) Disguised as file system manipulation library, the package hides an obfuscated code to communicate with a Telegram channel. Though the usage is not known at the moment, the package is clearly created for data exfiltration Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-pathfiles Reasons (based on the campaign): - obfuscation - action-hidden-in-lib-usage

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/python-files-mod

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-files-mod

    Purl: pkg:pypi/python-files-mod

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    MAL-2026-851 | CVE-DB