MAL-2024-12276

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/get-root/MAL-2024-12276.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12276
Published
2024-08-23T22:55:41Z
Modified
2026-03-17T23:01:39.898335Z
Summary
Malicious code in get-root (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (1cb448108b11968d4fb13e0d12a3c089afa7eaeb7b288d6bc8e022ff1f4dd34a)

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": [
        {
            "sha256": "1ae3d0a4d42fff7539a990cfcae4c4d8d49adfeb290220ba2854d3f1cc15b018",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/get-root",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.056536317Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "1cb448108b11968d4fb13e0d12a3c089afa7eaeb7b288d6bc8e022ff1f4dd34a",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/get-root",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.246959134Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "c4d65ced84b12790984e252ae98dc0ad313697196f779fe21ec96a163602ebe8",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/get-root",
            "versions": [
                "0.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.388647309Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "95a851cc504dc7f9ebd9830a6af19c2beb690e967634c9dee8ad1660d660ba75",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/get-root",
            "versions": [
                "0.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-03-17T22:46:38.47977025Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / get-root

Package

Name
get-root
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Purl
pkg:pypi/get-root

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/get-root/MAL-2024-12276.json"