MAL-2026-5878

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/cache-compat-utils/MAL-2026-5878.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-5878
Published
2026-06-16T10:59:10Z
Modified
2026-06-16T12:30:59.097183056Z
Summary
Malicious code in cache-compat-utils (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (3abe4019efea5cdd405c9129e127f5d8b05456422574e40b01c6ec3b10177975)

The package contains obfuscated JS code with an infostealer harvesting all kinds of credentials, as well as a worm capable of spreading the infection further.

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

Campaign: 2026-06-cache-compat-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • obfuscation

  • malware

  • infostealer

  • exfiltration-credentials

  • exfiltration-ssh-keys

  • exfiltration-cloud-tokens

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-06-cache-compat-utils/cache-compat-utils",
            "import_time": "2026-06-16T12:17:04.374071029Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ],
            "modified_time": "2026-06-16T10:59:10.135198Z",
            "sha256": "3abe4019efea5cdd405c9129e127f5d8b05456422574e40b01c6ec3b10177975"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / cache-compat-utils

Package

Name
cache-compat-utils
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Purl
pkg:pypi/cache-compat-utils

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/cache-compat-utils/MAL-2026-5878.json"