MAL-2026-2686

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/neverinstallme/MAL-2026-2686.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2686
Published
2026-04-15T13:10:53Z
Modified
2026-04-15T13:48:38.657354Z
Summary
Malicious code in neverinstallme (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (b5a369ecd7616b1dcdbeeca091c3b5bb9df2096c863fe89e9b45154708d5453a)

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/neverinstallme",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-15T13:10:53.333845Z",
            "sha256": "b5a369ecd7616b1dcdbeeca091c3b5bb9df2096c863fe89e9b45154708d5453a",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "0.1.1",
                "0.1.3",
                "0.1.4",
                "0.1.5",
                "0.1.6",
                "0.1.7"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-04-15T13:38:28.090728464Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / neverinstallme

Package

Name
neverinstallme
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Purl
pkg:pypi/neverinstallme

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0
0.1.1
0.1.3
0.1.4
0.1.5
0.1.6
0.1.7

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/neverinstallme/MAL-2026-2686.json"