MAL-2026-1278

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/chat-xdk/MAL-2026-1278.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1278
Published
2026-03-07T09:17:14Z
Modified
2026-03-07T10:01:21.831304Z
Summary
Malicious code in chat-xdk (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (e1f6d17089af4d8a0d8ab4b5ab9398a250b54d8d605c178080a7f275a6ab4687)

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": "e1f6d17089af4d8a0d8ab4b5ab9398a250b54d8d605c178080a7f275a6ab4687",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.0",
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/chat-xdk",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-03-07T09:43:11.172424431Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-07T09:17:34.796884Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / chat-xdk

Package

Name
chat-xdk
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Purl
pkg:pypi/chat-xdk

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/chat-xdk/MAL-2026-1278.json"