MAL-2026-1341

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/collects/MAL-2026-1341.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1341

Published

2026-03-11T10:17:52Z

Modified

2026-03-13T06:45:01.493423Z

Summary

Malicious code in collects (PyPI)

Details

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Source: kam193 (fc7f98d0c4c092f4eb4a73240f8c7a5df90717853ee408fefa9eeb09a41d2cae)

Packages contain hidden code that is effectively run during importing or using the library, and downloads second stage code. Then, a process running in background periodically connects to a remote host and waits for next code to execute

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2025-11-spellcheckers

Reasons (based on the campaign):

obfuscation
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

Database specific

{
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "https://dothebest.store/allow/inform.php",
            "https://dothebest.store/refresh.php",
            "https://searchbox.info/prefer.php",
            "https://updatenet.work/settings/history.php",
            "https://dothebest.store/allow",
            "https://dothebest.store/k/bag.php"
        ],
        "domains": [
            "dothebest.store",
            "searchbox.info",
            "updatenet.work"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/collects",
            "import_time": "2026-03-11T10:47:48.512892596Z",
            "sha256": "fc7f98d0c4c092f4eb4a73240f8c7a5df90717853ee408fefa9eeb09a41d2cae",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-11T10:17:53.027998Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.1",
                "1.0.2",
                "1.0.3"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

References

Credits

- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) - REPORTER
- - https://github.com/kam193
  - https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/

Affected packages

PyPI / collects

Package

Name: collects; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:pypi/collects

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1

1.0.2

1.0.3

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/collects/MAL-2026-1341.json"