MAL-2026-1294

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/causal-canvas/MAL-2026-1294.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1294
Published
2026-03-09T17:28:14Z
Modified
2026-04-10T16:05:01.286157Z
Summary
Malicious code in causal-canvas (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (ecab11884e9f4226d493a759dd7039ee4669a904d1834041fb73c81502fe4f27)

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.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (29d40dc740a5e270e319661e2e5c80d03b4bc01a7a306e930f82ace29699520e)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'causal-canvas' @ 99.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "29d40dc740a5e270e319661e2e5c80d03b4bc01a7a306e930f82ace29699520e",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-09T17:28:14Z",
            "versions": [
                "99.0.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-03-09T17:48:12.615206347Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/causal-canvas",
            "sha256": "ecab11884e9f4226d493a759dd7039ee4669a904d1834041fb73c81502fe4f27",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-09T17:31:37.623747Z",
            "versions": [
                "99.0.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-03-09T18:21:38.589876211Z",
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-hackerone-bugbounty/causal-canvas",
            "sha256": "a973113293bb5a543ff2dce4b700a2274baab554d942e85de5c7657a809c85da",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-11T23:33:33.174603Z",
            "versions": [
                "99.0.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-03-12T00:28:59.033482762Z",
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-hackerone-bugbounty/causal-canvas",
            "sha256": "6de677ccf6f8af6c953f615c1f5955785338aced92e082ba5593409409ee45f9",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-11T23:33:33.174603Z",
            "versions": [
                "99.0.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-04-10T15:49:32.399762834Z",
            "source": "kam193"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / causal-canvas

Package

Name
causal-canvas
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Purl
pkg:pypi/causal-canvas

Affected ranges

Affected versions

99.*
99.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/causal-canvas/MAL-2026-1294.json"