MAL-2026-16142

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/python-fork/MAL-2026-16142.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-16142
Published
2026-09-12T09:15:57Z
Modified
2026-09-12T10:30:05Z
Summary
Malicious code in python-fork (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (0bff88696e931354b786185cde4b21e28c27407203c5733ac31b52b7186c1e78)

Importing the module starts a fork bomb, what can lead to destabilizing the system.

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

Campaign: 2026-09-python-fork

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • other
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-09-python-fork/python-fork",
            "import_time": "2026-09-12T10:15:50.493268624Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-12T09:15:57.654803Z",
            "sha256": "0bff88696e931354b786185cde4b21e28c27407203c5733ac31b52b7186c1e78",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "0.1.1"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / python-fork

Package

Name
python-fork
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Purl
pkg:pypi/python-fork

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0
0.1.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/python-fork/MAL-2026-16142.json"