MAL-2024-11629

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/malware-test-pack-new/MAL-2024-11629.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-11629
Published
2024-08-23T22:55:41Z
Modified
2026-03-19T12:54:36.272504Z
Summary
Malicious code in malware-test-pack-new (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (d42920cb02fcba93dae29713be0c3e00b0b63c4d6b54a0370d069cb7c246e957)

Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.

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-simple-tests

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "RLMA-2024-11083",
            "import_time": "2024-12-09T14:38:45.420483232Z",
            "sha256": "6b11574e21efead8eb9a689998b4df383c5e33955ceb6bf84d8a884c74904d6a",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "modified_time": "2024-12-09T06:50:33Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.4"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/malware-test-pack-new",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.194309724Z",
            "sha256": "325fe657b808ef82a1b298af1542fc6f885204952372345b2f93725f0f452013",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/malware-test-pack-new",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.376276629Z",
            "sha256": "d42920cb02fcba93dae29713be0c3e00b0b63c4d6b54a0370d069cb7c246e957",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/malware-test-pack-new",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.50212046Z",
            "sha256": "83c37eb52fcc3b7ddf17333c898e5f3affc8d4ba8c3577bb4534d59745dc0876",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.4"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "RLUA-2026-00493",
            "import_time": "2026-03-19T12:20:01.621814504Z",
            "sha256": "bfa0e84e7500c212165e8dbe34c57a3a4a6658840863370e6892242bee752eb9",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-18T12:15:50Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / malware-test-pack-new

Package

Name
malware-test-pack-new
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Purl
pkg:pypi/malware-test-pack-new

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.4

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/malware-test-pack-new/MAL-2024-11629.json"