MAL-2026-5457

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/tao-subnet-metrics/MAL-2026-5457.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-5457

Published

2026-06-09T16:55:50Z

Modified

2026-06-09T18:01:38.794367338Z

Summary

Malicious code in tao-subnet-metrics (PyPI)

Details

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Source: kam193 (44c02c7d26966977484e832411f5e67d97a9ac1795dbe2fed5d7aa7dcaeceb3f)

The package contains code to steal clipboard content to a predefined remote location. If run in the right way, the code will periodically check the clipboard and if the content matches the pattern, exfiltrates it. The targeted data are likely cryptocurrency secret seed phrases.

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

Campaign: 2026-06-clip-logger

Reasons (based on the campaign):

clipboard-stealing
crypto-related

Database specific

{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-06-09T16:55:50.780085Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.1"
            ],
            "sha256": "44c02c7d26966977484e832411f5e67d97a9ac1795dbe2fed5d7aa7dcaeceb3f",
            "id": "pypi/2026-06-clip-logger/tao-subnet-metrics",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-06-09T17:45:57.206506831Z"
        }
    ]
}

References

https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/tao-subnet-metrics

Credits

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

Affected packages

PyPI / tao-subnet-metrics

Package

Name: tao-subnet-metrics; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:pypi/tao-subnet-metrics

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/tao-subnet-metrics/MAL-2026-5457.json"