MAL-2026-3252

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/gauth-client/MAL-2026-3252.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3252
Published
2026-05-03T21:26:25Z
Modified
2026-05-03T22:02:04.904216Z
Summary
Malicious code in gauth-client (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (aea1fab5eb3b9422c65232e53e79eb71ba3436355601cd61e7a7b0177779df4e)

Package impersonates Google and attempts to exfiltrate various credential files. It also setups PTH file for automated start during Python initialization. In the analyzed version, the exfiltration target was set as localhost suggesting it's not the final code.

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

Campaign: 2026-05-gauth-client

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • exfiltration-credentials

  • impersonation

  • files-exfiltration

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-05-03T21:26:25.089879Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "aea1fab5eb3b9422c65232e53e79eb71ba3436355601cd61e7a7b0177779df4e",
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-gauth-client/gauth-client",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-05-03T21:47:54.48009955Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / gauth-client

Package

Name
gauth-client
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Purl
pkg:pypi/gauth-client

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/gauth-client/MAL-2026-3252.json"