MAL-2026-2999

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/pypdf-fork/MAL-2026-2999.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2999
Published
2026-04-22T21:09:16Z
Modified
2026-04-22T21:37:29.917927Z
Summary
Malicious code in pypdf-fork (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (c3a651b0cc8ca7cc4fcae91ff3160af205a97d0aacacd8e88d76c04ce013bd02)

During importing the module, package sends a beacon notification to the owner. The package has no other differences from the original legitimate "pypdf".

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: 2026-04-pypdf-fork

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • clones-real-package
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "c3a651b0cc8ca7cc4fcae91ff3160af205a97d0aacacd8e88d76c04ce013bd02",
            "id": "pypi/2026-04-pypdf-fork/pypdf-fork",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-22T21:09:16.391982Z",
            "import_time": "2026-04-22T21:21:55.649665095Z",
            "versions": [
                "6.10.2",
                "6.10.3"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / pypdf-fork

Package

Name
pypdf-fork
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Purl
pkg:pypi/pypdf-fork

Affected ranges

Affected versions

6.*
6.10.2
6.10.3

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/pypdf-fork/MAL-2026-2999.json"