MAL-2026-3638

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/openai-spellcheckers/MAL-2026-3638.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3638

Published

2026-05-13T05:52:24Z

Modified

2026-05-13T07:46:50.059955Z

Summary

Malicious code in openai-spellcheckers (PyPI)

Details

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Source: kam193 (195e6ac284c1a3e97b7683250a5514ed89d903819d2a3c97987782d4725e0e9f)

Packages contain hidden code that is effectively run during importing or using the library, and downloads second stage code. Then, a process running in background periodically connects to a remote host and waits for next code to execute

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

Campaign: 2025-11-spellcheckers

Reasons (based on the campaign):

obfuscation
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

Database specific

{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "dothebest.store",
            "searchbox.info",
            "updatenet.work"
        ],
        "urls": [
            "https://dothebest.store/allow/inform.php",
            "https://dothebest.store/refresh.php",
            "https://searchbox.info/prefer.php",
            "https://updatenet.work/settings/history.php",
            "https://dothebest.store/allow",
            "https://dothebest.store/k/bag.php"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "195e6ac284c1a3e97b7683250a5514ed89d903819d2a3c97987782d4725e0e9f",
            "import_time": "2026-05-13T07:35:25.685905958Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-13T05:52:25.044255Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "id": "pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/openai-spellcheckers",
            "source": "kam193"
        }
    ]
}

References

Credits

- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) - REPORTER
- - https://github.com/kam193
  - https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/

Affected packages

PyPI / openai-spellcheckers

Package

Name: openai-spellcheckers; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:pypi/openai-spellcheckers

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/openai-spellcheckers/MAL-2026-3638.json"