VDB
Sign up

MAL-2026-16406

Malicious code in crypto-trader-py (PyPI)

Details

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_

## Source: kam193 (734dc70863cedc4f248265b79254d8bc4ac9dbbc40337ad7a5bbd45d9314500b) During installation, the package attempts to silently execute code. In analyzed versions, the payload file was missing.

---

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-09-snap-queue

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Are you affected?

Enter the version of the package you're using.

Affected packages

PyPI/crypto-trader-py

No fixed version published yet for crypto-trader-py (pip). Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.

References