MAL-2026-5820

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/node-scraper/MAL-2026-5820.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-5820
Published
2026-06-15T17:39:42Z
Modified
2026-06-15T19:06:36.701068379Z
Summary
Malicious code in node-scraper (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (52aa9bb0c23cd9126412a9477da59431309521a78dd65e807b7dd198367d0a83)

Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

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

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/node-scraper",
            "import_time": "2026-06-15T18:54:58.967156327Z",
            "versions": [
                "2.2160.0"
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-06-15T17:39:49.207615Z",
            "sha256": "52aa9bb0c23cd9126412a9477da59431309521a78dd65e807b7dd198367d0a83"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / node-scraper

Package

Name
node-scraper
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Purl
pkg:pypi/node-scraper

Affected ranges

Affected versions

2.*
2.2160.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/node-scraper/MAL-2026-5820.json"