MAL-2026-6236
Malicious code in query-profile (PyPI)
Details
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## Source: kam193 (9a60c7fce9ec29fa327128c80bca74a51b9f1965c50c6dc9286016fa31001bf1) 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 (668684938d648f2835b9065f86e06d3815d9c81999a32e50b6ffe61942bd7015) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'query-profile' @ 0.0.3 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
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Affected packages
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