MAL-2026-18111

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hijiko-pilaka/MAL-2026-18111.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-18111

Published

2026-10-20T20:50:18Z

Modified

2026-10-20T21:45:03Z

Summary

Malicious code in hijiko-pilaka (PyPI)

Details

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Source: kam193 (1ca95d97923a23c0fd145b6cc4def7910fa36f1b4c4e5e3cf40e5bab8c9e250d)

The package uses fake http-downloaded dependencies to track downloads, and 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: 2026-10-vacsdk

Reasons (based on the campaign):

dependency-confusion

Database specific

{
    "iocs":  {
        "domains":  [
            "artifacts.vacsdk.com",
            "vacsdk.com",
            "artifacts.yosiroute.com"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins":  [
        {
            "id":  "pypi/2026-10-vacsdk/hijiko-pilaka",
            "import_time":  "2026-10-20T21:40:17.573565401Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-10-20T20:50:18.075939Z",
            "sha256":  "1ca95d97923a23c0fd145b6cc4def7910fa36f1b4c4e5e3cf40e5bab8c9e250d",
            "source":  "kam193",
            "versions":  [
                "1.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

References

https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/hijiko-pilaka

Credits

- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) - REPORTER
- - https://github.com/kam193
  - https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/

Affected packages

PyPI / hijiko-pilaka

Package

Name: hijiko-pilaka; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:pypi/hijiko-pilaka

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hijiko-pilaka/MAL-2026-18111.json"