MAL-2026-2698

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/kyleip/MAL-2026-2698.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2698
Published
2026-04-15T19:50:37Z
Modified
2026-04-15T20:33:45.637312Z
Summary
Malicious code in kyleip (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (6a05611ec8862117c6403a4a06759ca56bf2922c2b142a4661b77fd214ef26be)

Package exploits dependency confusion. A beacon request is used to report usage back, but no additional information are exfiltrated.

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-beacon-dependency-confusion

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • typosquatting

  • dependency-confusion

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "6a05611ec8862117c6403a4a06759ca56bf2922c2b142a4661b77fd214ef26be",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-15T19:50:37.600733Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-beacon-dependency-confusion/kyleip",
            "import_time": "2026-04-15T20:22:18.621205547Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.2"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / kyleip

Package

Name
kyleip
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Purl
pkg:pypi/kyleip

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.2

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/kyleip/MAL-2026-2698.json"