MAL-2026-1989

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/init2winit/MAL-2026-1989.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1989
Published
2026-03-20T10:37:45Z
Modified
2026-03-20T11:31:54.675748Z
Summary
Malicious code in init2winit (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7eb9b716534151a8d16432102f52af1e6f61f9701b86efba4294cdc0e18ceaea)

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": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-03-20T11:14:51.083228873Z",
            "versions": [
                "9.9.9"
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/init2winit",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-20T10:37:45.378606Z",
            "sha256": "7eb9b716534151a8d16432102f52af1e6f61f9701b86efba4294cdc0e18ceaea"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / init2winit

Package

Name
init2winit
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Purl
pkg:pypi/init2winit

Affected ranges

Affected versions

9.*
9.9.9

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/init2winit/MAL-2026-1989.json"