MAL-2026-16298

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/urc/MAL-2026-16298.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-16298
Published
2026-09-19T05:59:49Z
Modified
2026-09-19T06:30:03Z
Summary
Malicious code in urc (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (abbaafd909f0cd09835c29c401432a9aa6094c2007973ba23e70f3fe06b07785)

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.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/urc",
            "import_time": "2026-09-19T06:27:37.267924556Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-19T06:00:13.206656Z",
            "sha256": "abbaafd909f0cd09835c29c401432a9aa6094c2007973ba23e70f3fe06b07785",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "99.99.99"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / urc

Package

Name
urc
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Purl
pkg:pypi/urc

Affected ranges

Affected versions

99.*
99.99.99

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/urc/MAL-2026-16298.json"