MAL-2026-3248

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/pwn-control/MAL-2026-3248.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3248
Published
2026-05-03T13:49:59Z
Modified
2026-05-03T14:32:43.094338Z
Summary
Malicious code in pwn-control (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (719b4c85917a0a8bc84e7591598b0d17098dd32c8f29b5c09eb25fe1d3e079c3)

During installation, the code runs code to silently control the device via Telegram bot (execute commands, exfiltrate files).

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-05-system-update-tool

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • rat

  • The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

  • files-exfiltration

  • peristence-autorun

  • persistence

  • impersonation

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "719b4c85917a0a8bc84e7591598b0d17098dd32c8f29b5c09eb25fe1d3e079c3",
            "import_time": "2026-05-03T14:23:32.593662107Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-03T13:49:59.156482Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0"
            ],
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-system-update-tool/pwn-control",
            "source": "kam193"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / pwn-control

Package

Name
pwn-control
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Purl
pkg:pypi/pwn-control

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/pwn-control/MAL-2026-3248.json"