MAL-2026-1285

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/demozecox/MAL-2026-1285.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1285
Published
2026-03-08T14:52:48Z
Modified
2026-03-08T15:46:33.082072Z
Summary
Malicious code in demozecox (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (b32c6e6d2566a58b9a104d162c060982bff488fa547fb706c43553d0b7185ccb)

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": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/demozecox",
            "import_time": "2026-03-08T15:40:55.217853394Z",
            "sha256": "b32c6e6d2566a58b9a104d162c060982bff488fa547fb706c43553d0b7185ccb",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-08T14:52:48.352587Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / demozecox

Package

Name
demozecox
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Purl
pkg:pypi/demozecox

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/demozecox/MAL-2026-1285.json"