MAL-2026-2240

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/magtape/MAL-2026-2240.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2240
Published
2026-03-26T16:21:03Z
Modified
2026-03-27T00:03:19.781937Z
Summary
Malicious code in magtape (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (6f476b63043b398a38eb28706575478aab4fb04820ce16d7836e726df21a1a93)

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.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (2e742ed739f9400f4529d07a6c69bbae48760e12991d549e3a6d2b14a48d8083)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'magtape' @ 0.3.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "versions": [
                "0.3.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "6f476b63043b398a38eb28706575478aab4fb04820ce16d7836e726df21a1a93",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/magtape",
            "import_time": "2026-03-26T17:28:00.847439024Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-26T16:50:49.545399Z",
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "versions": [
                "0.3.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "2e742ed739f9400f4529d07a6c69bbae48760e12991d549e3a6d2b14a48d8083",
            "import_time": "2026-03-26T23:44:59.76554613Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-26T16:21:03Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / magtape

Package

Name
magtape
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Purl
pkg:pypi/magtape

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/magtape/MAL-2026-2240.json"