MAL-2026-490

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/tabletes/MAL-2026-490.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-490

Published

2026-01-23T10:19:25Z

Modified

2026-01-26T09:03:05.690694Z

Summary

Malicious code in tabletes (PyPI)

Details

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Source: kam193 (b0e46bf0a52fee42a54e122a61b6da920b8d08234f109ab1da45c7f6c7042ef2)

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"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-01-23T10:19:25.742254Z",
            "id": "pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/tabletes",
            "import_time": "2026-01-23T10:44:05.996340231Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.4",
                "1.0.6"
            ],
            "sha256": "b0e46bf0a52fee42a54e122a61b6da920b8d08234f109ab1da45c7f6c7042ef2",
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-01-26T08:17:31.959151Z",
            "id": "pypi/2025-11-spellcheckers/tabletes",
            "import_time": "2026-01-26T08:47:25.271759025Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.4",
                "1.0.6",
                "1.0.8"
            ],
            "sha256": "4980291edc91c2b2bbc7e33da6e6040743e0778ae5a8a79ded506afc65f479fe",
            "source": "kam193"
        }
    ]
}

References

Credits

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

Affected packages

PyPI / tabletes

Package

Name: tabletes; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:pypi/tabletes

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.4

1.0.6

1.0.8

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/tabletes/MAL-2026-490.json"