MAL-2026-3372

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/ninja-core-utils/MAL-2026-3372.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3372
Published
2026-05-07T21:25:50Z
Modified
2026-05-12T22:03:41.916307Z
Summary
Malicious code in ninja-core-utils (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (65af5eaa02abf860465d0ee9e11d7b10e3e1e36473aec951f8c1ea38ed8a8560)

During installation, obfuscated code exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet data to a hardcoded location

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

Campaign: 2026-05-ninja-core-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

  • obfuscation

  • crypto-related

  • exfiltration-crypto

  • backdoor

Database specific 
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    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "74f7379bf995d8beb129840e54d60c7d06768a901ad1659db8ca3ab1fd7e496e",
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-ninja-core-utils/ninja-core-utils",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-07T21:25:50.833692Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-05-07T21:49:32.000951748Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "65af5eaa02abf860465d0ee9e11d7b10e3e1e36473aec951f8c1ea38ed8a8560",
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-ninja-core-utils/ninja-core-utils",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-07T21:25:50.833692Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-05-09T17:23:17.194901149Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "42f7f5dc5ce2f9997e2d3bd7ce35ab0fe758a9f98ff44e6b52a1ce57eb0a9af5",
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-ninja-core-utils/ninja-core-utils",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-07T21:25:50.833692Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-05-12T21:56:03.344558578Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / ninja-core-utils

Package

Name
ninja-core-utils
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Purl
pkg:pypi/ninja-core-utils

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/ninja-core-utils/MAL-2026-3372.json"