mal-2026-1279
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-03-08 14:14
Modified
2026-03-08 14:14
Summary
Malicious code in cpucheck (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (5c9d20d009145b270e9b9f2bb73540bb7484845f0cbe9c73f4cf20cc28f776c9)

Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet.

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

Campaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • cryptominer
Credits
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) github.com/kam193 bad-packages.kam193.eu/
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "cpucheck"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.0.0",
        "1.1.0",
        "1.2.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-03-pyutils-helper/cpucheck",
        "import_time": "2026-03-08T14:42:01.996533436Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-08T14:14:08.270423Z",
        "sha256": "5c9d20d009145b270e9b9f2bb73540bb7484845f0cbe9c73f4cf20cc28f776c9",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0",
          "1.1.0",
          "1.2.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (5c9d20d009145b270e9b9f2bb73540bb7484845f0cbe9c73f4cf20cc28f776c9)\nImporting the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - cryptominer\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-1279",
  "modified": "2026-03-08T14:14:08Z",
  "published": "2026-03-08T14:14:08Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/cpucheck"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in cpucheck (PyPI)"
}


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