MAL-2026-18328

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/netweavex/MAL-2026-18328.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-18328
Published
2026-10-26T09:58:20Z
Modified
2026-10-26T10:30:03Z
Summary
Malicious code in netweavex (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (96ae0ec579e95e33c63930792ee782e6229f77547efac35c3894a7e05c8af2ca)

Clone of a legitimated package. During import package executes obfuscated code that downloads code from a GitHub repository. During analysis, the code was just a placeholder.

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

Campaign: 2026-10-netweavex

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • clones-real-package

  • obfuscation

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

  • typosquatting

Database specific 
{
    "iocs":  {
        "urls":  [
            "https://api.github.com/repos/jerryjohnston91/helper-library/zipball/main",
            "https://codeload.github.com/jerryjohnston91/helper-library/legacy.zip/refs/heads/main"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins":  [
        {
            "id":  "pypi/2026-10-netweavex/netweavex",
            "import_time":  "2026-10-26T10:20:58.157000915Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-10-26T09:58:20.213763Z",
            "sha256":  "96ae0ec579e95e33c63930792ee782e6229f77547efac35c3894a7e05c8af2ca",
            "source":  "kam193",
            "versions":  [
                "1.1.0",
                "1.1.1",
                "1.1.2"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / netweavex

Package

Name
netweavex
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Purl
pkg:pypi/netweavex

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.1.0
1.1.1
1.1.2

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/netweavex/MAL-2026-18328.json"