MAL-2026-2173

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/aristanetworks/MAL-2026-2173.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2173
Published
2026-03-25T05:04:39Z
Modified
2026-03-25T06:04:24.052175Z
Summary
Malicious code in aristanetworks (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (734e78214abbde694d6041663ec7e34bb9f31c9265856540de7a1c0a8ffe5e33)

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": [
        {
            "versions": [
                "99.0.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "734e78214abbde694d6041663ec7e34bb9f31c9265856540de7a1c0a8ffe5e33",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/aristanetworks",
            "import_time": "2026-03-25T05:52:35.046444742Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-25T05:04:39.902614Z",
            "source": "kam193"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / aristanetworks

Package

Name
aristanetworks
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Purl
pkg:pypi/aristanetworks

Affected ranges

Affected versions

99.*
99.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/aristanetworks/MAL-2026-2173.json"