MAL-2026-2316

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/openai-async-helpers/MAL-2026-2316.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2316
Published
2026-04-01T06:00:26Z
Modified
2026-04-01T06:49:37.283297Z
Summary
Malicious code in openai-async-helpers (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7619c9858e5326f4842462084bc313409a364f2b5c9aa004103c7d33a97c3545)

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": [
        {
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/openai-async-helpers",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-01T06:00:27.115579Z",
            "sha256": "7619c9858e5326f4842462084bc313409a364f2b5c9aa004103c7d33a97c3545",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-04-01T06:41:41.199716887Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / openai-async-helpers

Package

Name
openai-async-helpers
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Purl
pkg:pypi/openai-async-helpers

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/openai-async-helpers/MAL-2026-2316.json"