MAL-2026-1407

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/thief-utils/MAL-2026-1407.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1407
Published
2026-03-13T08:43:52Z
Modified
2026-04-01T12:40:31.112278Z
Summary
Malicious code in thief-utils (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (bcebc8919f53e78dae4adb16168fdd37abea93d969d3411b948ed1781c6faf28)

During installation, package attempts to exfiltrate cloud credentials and sensitive env variables

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

Campaign: 2026-03-thief-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • exfiltration-cloud-tokens

  • exfiltration-generic

  • exfiltration-env-variables

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-13T08:43:52.466057Z",
            "sha256": "bcebc8919f53e78dae4adb16168fdd37abea93d969d3411b948ed1781c6faf28",
            "import_time": "2026-03-13T09:18:27.118200809Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.6",
                "1.2.7"
            ],
            "id": "pypi/2026-03-thief-utils/thief-utils"
        },
        {
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-24T15:22:54Z",
            "sha256": "e0a474d2649c9ba53bc5f3a9f3992d78a249d77a356aa33c9d75e47a9d84fdee",
            "import_time": "2026-04-01T12:26:06.080529108Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.6"
            ],
            "id": "RLMA-2026-01688"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / thief-utils

Package

Name
thief-utils
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Purl
pkg:pypi/thief-utils

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.6
1.2.7

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/thief-utils/MAL-2026-1407.json"