MAL-2026-3408

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/textwrap-ext/MAL-2026-3408.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3408
Published
2026-05-09T20:16:27Z
Modified
2026-05-12T22:04:26.789282Z
Summary
Malicious code in textwrap-ext (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (da4e8d5daae9a14e0ceb5a942afd308068957ec655cdd950b2b041934e9ec182)

During installation, obfuscated code exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet data to a hardcoded location and places a backdoor through a new authorized SSH key. Information about the placed backdoor is sent back to the attacker, and sshd configuration is adjusted to ensure the successful remote connection.

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 
{
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "http://144.126.142.148:5555/tao",
            "http://144.126.142.148:5555/report"
        ],
        "ips": [
            "144.126.142.148"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-ninja-core-utils/textwrap-ext",
            "import_time": "2026-05-09T20:19:01.705017976Z",
            "sha256": "da4e8d5daae9a14e0ceb5a942afd308068957ec655cdd950b2b041934e9ec182",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-09T20:16:28.000088Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.5"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-ninja-core-utils/textwrap-ext",
            "import_time": "2026-05-12T21:56:03.345602711Z",
            "sha256": "ad34ce10db3513a5647b9d55151ec9b872196eefed1831c03f48be371eb55c5b",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-09T20:16:28.000088Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.5"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / textwrap-ext

Package

Name
textwrap-ext
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Purl
pkg:pypi/textwrap-ext

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.5

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/textwrap-ext/MAL-2026-3408.json"