MAL-2026-5768
Malicious code in bash8 (PyPI)
Details
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## Source: kam193 (cc82142b2f705e97dabfd2945e1f4686296211b857a6ccda5195803650bddf63) 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.
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Affected packages
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