MAL-2026-1275

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hostlists-plugins-default/MAL-2026-1275.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1275
Published
2026-03-06T17:01:42Z
Modified
2026-03-06T18:01:25.116986Z
Summary
Malicious code in hostlists-plugins-default (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (21b72625bb74661ae95d3317fe4384105bb6dd6d026b049f84a192aeeeeae9df)

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.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "21b72625bb74661ae95d3317fe4384105bb6dd6d026b049f84a192aeeeeae9df",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.0",
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/hostlists-plugins-default",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-03-06T17:46:37.56162617Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-06T17:01:59.789531Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / hostlists-plugins-default

Package

Name
hostlists-plugins-default
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Purl
pkg:pypi/hostlists-plugins-default

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.0
1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hostlists-plugins-default/MAL-2026-1275.json"