MAL-2026-4811
Malicious code in docontrol-mcp (PyPI)
Details
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## Source: kam193 (b4326be57466c23f5347d67f1e2adcd9c1b508ffc42b04ebcadfe7c85bd75a97) Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.
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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 (7f0ccecb4256dbddeee29b3c493b365a4d3cd5b23a204482fe89a97c45aa6047) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'docontrol-mcp' @ 999.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
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