MAL-2026-5094

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hell-cipher/MAL-2026-5094.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-5094
Published
2026-05-31T02:13:34Z
Modified
2026-05-31T03:30:53.241053322Z
Summary
Malicious code in hell-cipher (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (e852860302b982f58123434d6c8671299f6b8e45e8f57c8149ab3380eb91fa63)

During installation, the code tamper with security settings and downloads and executes malicious executable.

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

Campaign: 2026-05-cryptolock

Reasons (based on the campaign):

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

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.

  • malware

Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "https://github.com/seIfrighteous/x/releases/download/selfrighteous/setup.exe",
            "https://tmpfiles.org/dl/wVwFfznUQdRr/main.exe",
            "https://github.com/seIfrighteous/x/releases/download/selfrighteous/NisSrv.exe",
            "https://github.com/seIfrighteous/x/releases/download/selfrighteous/MpClient.dll"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "e852860302b982f58123434d6c8671299f6b8e45e8f57c8149ab3380eb91fa63",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-31T02:13:34.957987Z",
            "import_time": "2026-05-31T03:15:08.087340755Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.1"
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-cryptolock/hell-cipher"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / hell-cipher

Package

Name
hell-cipher
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Purl
pkg:pypi/hell-cipher

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hell-cipher/MAL-2026-5094.json"