MAL-2026-14350

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/scrambleeer/MAL-2026-14350.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-14350
Published
2026-08-21T09:31:52Z
Modified
2026-08-23T03:30:22Z
Summary
Malicious code in scrambleeer (PyPI)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (7eb0e96b324df04d5ecaf0739dec60dcb2367a26def0e713519c51e24ee790df)

The package advertises a numeric shuffle utility but its sole public function scrambleeer() opens a TCP socket to bax.h4x.tv on port 6363, dup2's the socket over stdin/stdout/stderr, and spawns /bin/bash via pty. Invoking the documented API therefore hands an interactive shell on the caller's host to the operator of bax.h4x.tv. The payload is compressed onto a single semicolon-separated line inside an otherwise innocuous shuffle routine, concealing the backdoor from casual review.

Source: kam193 (52d5b1e99e57b038247cf3b7f86a7514e75275a095ca3f3cf044d80cbe999472)

When using the provided library, the code starts a reverse shell to a hardcoded location.

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

Campaign: 2026-08-scrambleeer

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

  • action-hidden-in-lib-usage

Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "bax.h4x.tv"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-08-scrambleeer/scrambleeer",
            "import_time": "2026-08-21T09:48:18.552620104Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-21T09:31:52.81389Z",
            "sha256": "52d5b1e99e57b038247cf3b7f86a7514e75275a095ca3f3cf044d80cbe999472",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "0.1.1"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-018504",
            "import_time": "2026-08-21T14:47:43.335651215Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-21T14:24:50Z",
            "sha256": "7eb0e96b324df04d5ecaf0739dec60dcb2367a26def0e713519c51e24ee790df",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.1"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-018521",
            "import_time": "2026-08-23T03:25:51.627381558Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-23T03:07:36Z",
            "sha256": "93a5fb5bdaf11c095ec283223e6ca464e5c43afa6e4b1224c72e96f8f85a2f7d",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / scrambleeer

Package

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

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0
0.1.1

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    },
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "src/scrambleeer/core.py",
            "sha256": "8ac525d0e0ed5c5c23636dab104ddb6e2848a873bfb1c24cfb62061e7c16841b",
            "tlsh": "1f01b85bfe13348d77f54dbe60e86012616e1d837778042838684bac2f2365cb9f0b09"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "scrambleeer-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl",
            "hashes": {
                "blake2b_256": "39216151526f4fb69ce19325fc62e397da8275d52b636c09ed0e1f36696f7d5b",
                "md5": "31d5d17fa61ccc05f0ff9c36f574bdad",
                "sha256": "10d5938322cf598c05c6ae0fd0414eab70fc6fbb2071d6e339cbb95655e782c6"
            }
        },
        {
            "filename": "scrambleeer-0.1.1.tar.gz",
            "hashes": {
                "blake2b_256": "ed63d76ef895a73c0cc331671328def31f47fcfe26ec09925325e3a015d5aa14",
                "md5": "04f587595f8e3cc80e5aa29c95b67097",
                "sha256": "834ad864bb98a84e53e152fd74e785d41613e7f4b546a2c53776213e35fc23a8"
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/scrambleeer/MAL-2026-14350.json"