MAL-2026-875

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    MAL-2026-875

    Published: 13 Feb 2026Last Modified: 13 Feb 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in displaydoc (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (c4ab5c0ca76295a578d62119bf6932953098ec9ecd0bb7f21b397da85b08d5b8) 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. Source: ossf-package-analysis (0a92fb7d81045a82240752c9122482082867f85a64640d5d56fd4f9a685f1425) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'displaydoc' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: displaydoc

    Purl: pkg:pypi/displaydoc

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
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