MAL-2026-1286

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/demozecosse/MAL-2026-1286.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1286
Published
2026-03-08T16:29:43Z
Modified
2026-03-08T17:01:36.243483Z
Summary
Malicious code in demozecosse (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (1fd7840785d53d90edc61c6138072f4ed7a01b35dd05d76d9d6f5343ec93bff7)

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/demozecosse",
            "import_time": "2026-03-08T16:44:28.485787505Z",
            "sha256": "1fd7840785d53d90edc61c6138072f4ed7a01b35dd05d76d9d6f5343ec93bff7",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-08T16:29:43.092395Z",
            "versions": [
                "2.0.1"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / demozecosse

Package

Name
demozecosse
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Purl
pkg:pypi/demozecosse

Affected ranges

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/demozecosse/MAL-2026-1286.json"