mal-2026-2290
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-03-29 13:31
Modified
2026-03-29 22:12
Summary
Malicious code in iwantsafecheckit (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (c982c88e841ae349f894f45b27e07f7154a252963ec05ff8e9536f46102e6ecf)

During installation the package downloads and installs two executables identified as backdoors trojans.


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

Campaign: 2026-03-thisismytest123

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.

  • backdoor

  • malware

Source: ossf-package-analysis (388915d99ad3e370a59631112b6a0b784801e257e13f0f9855a2a340c4f068f0)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'iwantsafecheckit' @ 2.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "iwantsafecheckit"
      },
      "versions": [
        "2.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
        "https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
      ],
      "name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "iocs": {
      "urls": [
        "http://8.217.174.149:8888/supershell/compile/download/java",
        "https://shim.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/shim",
        "https://shim.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/shim.conf"
      ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-03-thisismytest123/iwantsafecheckit",
        "import_time": "2026-03-29T14:15:26.489189423Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-29T13:35:48.567367Z",
        "sha256": "c982c88e841ae349f894f45b27e07f7154a252963ec05ff8e9536f46102e6ecf",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "2.0.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "import_time": "2026-03-29T22:10:45.900222856Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-29T13:31:21Z",
        "sha256": "388915d99ad3e370a59631112b6a0b784801e257e13f0f9855a2a340c4f068f0",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "2.0.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (c982c88e841ae349f894f45b27e07f7154a252963ec05ff8e9536f46102e6ecf)\nDuring installation the package downloads and installs two executables identified as backdoors trojans.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-thisismytest123\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n\n - backdoor\n\n\n - malware\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (388915d99ad3e370a59631112b6a0b784801e257e13f0f9855a2a340c4f068f0)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027iwantsafecheckit\u0027 @ 2.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-2290",
  "modified": "2026-03-29T22:12:52Z",
  "published": "2026-03-29T13:31:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/d06d2288d3aa76675947137279e6db4d5a31d3ab3a46720d15df4c4d2d52b9d3/detection"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/28d6c2c26ed631981fc9575a452b45b8b741d172769d5d8366a4269536236ab3/detection"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/iwantsafecheckit"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in iwantsafecheckit (PyPI)"
}


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