mal-2026-593
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-01-28 17:56
Modified
2026-01-28 17:56
Summary
Malicious code in pypi-package-explore (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (54257ec88b5f7a5bd69177f84a4c396ab208e727ba1c7b079056f1fab2705c37)

Package presents an extremely deep obfuscation of a code that is imported during installation. The exact behavior is unknown, but it includes loading encrypted code and interrupting debugging attempts

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

Campaign: 2026-01-pypi-package-explore

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • obfuscation

  • other

Credits
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) github.com/kam193 bad-packages.kam193.eu/
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "pypi-package-explore"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.0.1a0",
        "0.0.2a0",
        "0.0.3a0",
        "0.0.4a1",
        "0.0.4a2",
        "0.0.4a3",
        "0.0.4a4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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/2026-01-pypi-package-explore/pypi-package-explore",
        "import_time": "2026-01-28T18:47:39.664943552Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-01-28T17:56:33.813658Z",
        "sha256": "54257ec88b5f7a5bd69177f84a4c396ab208e727ba1c7b079056f1fab2705c37",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1a0",
          "0.0.2a0",
          "0.0.3a0",
          "0.0.4a1",
          "0.0.4a2",
          "0.0.4a3",
          "0.0.4a4"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (54257ec88b5f7a5bd69177f84a4c396ab208e727ba1c7b079056f1fab2705c37)\nPackage presents an extremely deep obfuscation of a code that is imported during installation. The exact behavior is unknown, but it includes loading encrypted code and interrupting debugging attempts\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-01-pypi-package-explore\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - other\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-593",
  "modified": "2026-01-28T17:56:33Z",
  "published": "2026-01-28T17:56:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/pypi-package-explore"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in pypi-package-explore (PyPI)"
}


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