MAL-2026-17881

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/py-sock2/MAL-2026-17881.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-17881
Published
2026-10-15T08:20:44Z
Modified
2026-10-16T04:15:22Z
Summary
Malicious code in py-sock2 (PyPI)
Details

Importing py-sock2's agentaix module downloads a mutable Python file from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anonrider404/pypl/refs/heads/main/readme.txt to a temporary .py file and launches it without a visible console on Windows. Its agentaix console entry point imports the module. The remote file's Git history contains a Windows remote file management client that registers persistence through an HKCU Run entry, polls https://googleforum.pythonanywhere.com for commands, and supports file upload, download, deletion, and command execution. An earlier remote-file revision is byte-identical to the readme.txt payload reported in MAL-2026-17752 (agentaix); the 39,931-byte agentaix/gui.py is also byte-identical across that package and py-sock2. The remote file is mutable; its contents at the time of any particular victim import and actual execution on victim systems have not been established.

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Source: kam193 (317abc5a9c1b535f3db6fd260a2f77eaaceb45745cd93deea7e9b3dd1d0cb933)

The package installs a persistent job that allows the attacker for exfiltrating files and executing remote code on the victim's machine.

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

Campaign: 2026-10-agentaix

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • files-exfiltration

  • peristence-autorun

  • The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

  • rat

  • persistence

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "googleforum.pythonanywhere.com"
        ],
        "urls": [
            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anonrider404/pypl/9395c5802b11bc088925d7adf6e2f66b8b0709fd/readme.txt",
            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anonrider404/pypl/refs/heads/main/readme.txt",
            "https://github.com/anonrider404/pypl"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-10-agentaix/py-sock2",
            "import_time": "2026-10-15T08:25:19.112139173Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-15T08:20:44.606178Z",
            "sha256": "ce0a067ced77a150f2c036ef46f3ee23605c56ffdfbe40e0d944c098a478e91f",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-10-agentaix/py-sock2",
            "import_time": "2026-10-15T09:20:03.533913809Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-15T08:20:44.606178Z",
            "sha256": "317abc5a9c1b535f3db6fd260a2f77eaaceb45745cd93deea7e9b3dd1d0cb933",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / py-sock2

Package

Name
py-sock2
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Purl
pkg:pypi/py-sock2

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/py-sock2/MAL-2026-17881.json"