MAL-2026-2540

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/gd-auth/MAL-2026-2540.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2540
Published
2026-04-10T18:22:48Z
Modified
2026-04-10T19:03:22Z
Summary
Malicious code in gd-auth (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (baa9851d66a8d40c23baf029f186e4f8f5366381dadb2d3ecc8cb9420e5e3997)

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": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/gd-auth",
            "import_time": "2026-04-10T18:49:29.585224333Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-10T18:22:48.971275Z",
            "sha256": "baa9851d66a8d40c23baf029f186e4f8f5366381dadb2d3ecc8cb9420e5e3997",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "99.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / gd-auth

Package

Name
gd-auth
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Purl
pkg:pypi/gd-auth

Affected ranges

Affected versions

99.*
99.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/gd-auth/MAL-2026-2540.json"