MAL-2026-2290

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/iwantsafecheckit/MAL-2026-2290.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2290
Published
2026-03-29T13:31:21Z
Modified
2026-03-29T22:16:52.240589Z
Summary
Malicious code in iwantsafecheckit (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (c982c88e841ae349f894f45b27e07f7154a252963ec05ff8e9536f46102e6ecf)

During installation the package downloads and installs two executables identified as backdoors trojans.

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

Campaign: 2026-03-thisismytest123

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.

  • backdoor

  • malware

Source: ossf-package-analysis (388915d99ad3e370a59631112b6a0b784801e257e13f0f9855a2a340c4f068f0)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'iwantsafecheckit' @ 2.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "http://8.217.174.149:8888/supershell/compile/download/java",
            "https://shim.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/shim",
            "https://shim.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/shim.conf"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "versions": [
                "2.0.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "c982c88e841ae349f894f45b27e07f7154a252963ec05ff8e9536f46102e6ecf",
            "import_time": "2026-03-29T14:15:26.489189423Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-29T13:35:48.567367Z",
            "id": "pypi/2026-03-thisismytest123/iwantsafecheckit",
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "388915d99ad3e370a59631112b6a0b784801e257e13f0f9855a2a340c4f068f0",
            "import_time": "2026-03-29T22:10:45.900222856Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-29T13:31:21Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "versions": [
                "2.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / iwantsafecheckit

Package

Name
iwantsafecheckit
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Purl
pkg:pypi/iwantsafecheckit

Affected ranges

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/iwantsafecheckit/MAL-2026-2290.json"