MAL-2023-8766

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/newpackagetest2026/MAL-2023-8766.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2023-8766
Published
2023-12-25T20:46:03Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:42:57.454669Z
Summary
Malicious code in newpackagetest2026 (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7b2facdf5925f09b064136d0c919a80e0e83d0a13b4b6f9d903162352c586dc9)

Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.

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: 2023-12-valuent

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.

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (b59246598399045032deadbe2bf6452d46257c97603eec69d11630fcd06cf2da)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'newpackagetest2026' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2023-12-29T10:34:32.6636156Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "b59246598399045032deadbe2bf6452d46257c97603eec69d11630fcd06cf2da",
            "modified_time": "2023-12-25T20:46:03Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis"
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.241844056Z",
            "sha256": "b2911447f242d2f2746d6745b7d608aba2fa09801fad358ccfb156ef2d877b95",
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/newpackagetest2026",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.429623019Z",
            "sha256": "7b2facdf5925f09b064136d0c919a80e0e83d0a13b4b6f9d903162352c586dc9",
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/newpackagetest2026",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.546577436Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/newpackagetest2026",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
            "sha256": "c890f0687897904950c15e291805e895ae761d85431c4a20b30599558474f85d"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / newpackagetest2026

Package

Name
newpackagetest2026
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Purl
pkg:pypi/newpackagetest2026

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/newpackagetest2026/MAL-2023-8766.json"