mal-2026-590
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-01-28 16:28
Modified
2026-01-28 17:47
Summary
Malicious code in pytorch-mutex (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (4959fc9ffb04b2e53d068fa3e6564a21dd3bd4b6374324416a643c3e58ebe330)

Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.


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.

Credits

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "pytorch-mutex"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.0.0",
        "1",
        "7.0.0",
        "7.0.1",
        "7.0.3",
        "10.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/pytorch-mutex",
        "import_time": "2026-01-28T16:48:06.907420222Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-01-28T16:28:32.932607Z",
        "sha256": "4959fc9ffb04b2e53d068fa3e6564a21dd3bd4b6374324416a643c3e58ebe330",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.0",
          "1",
          "7.0.0",
          "7.0.1",
          "7.0.3",
          "10.0.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/pytorch-mutex",
        "import_time": "2026-01-28T17:45:19.870117479Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-01-28T16:48:59.455689Z",
        "sha256": "59a2cea7a7578f7a9b290751c635ebf20230b644028ec76b9d1dca97e08c491e",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.0",
          "1",
          "7.0.0",
          "7.0.1",
          "7.0.3",
          "10.0.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (4959fc9ffb04b2e53d068fa3e6564a21dd3bd4b6374324416a643c3e58ebe330)\nInstalling the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research \u0026 co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.\n\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-590",
  "modified": "2026-01-28T17:47:09Z",
  "published": "2026-01-28T16:28:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/pytorch-mutex"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in pytorch-mutex (PyPI)"
}


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