MAL-2026-3342

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/runtime-readout/MAL-2026-3342.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3342
Published
2026-05-05T15:14:31Z
Modified
2026-05-05T15:48:41.221723Z
Summary
Malicious code in runtime-readout (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (db23da97c424ee374983aaaa3b955d423abe32f91c024f372142dc234ae522d3)

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": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/runtime-readout",
            "import_time": "2026-05-05T15:41:14.346846724Z",
            "sha256": "db23da97c424ee374983aaaa3b955d423abe32f91c024f372142dc234ae522d3",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-05T15:14:31.58374Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.3.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / runtime-readout

Package

Name
runtime-readout
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Purl
pkg:pypi/runtime-readout

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/runtime-readout/MAL-2026-3342.json"