MAL-2026-697

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/pathlib-v2-utility/MAL-2026-697.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-697
Published
2026-02-03T09:17:38Z
Modified
2026-02-03T10:04:42.866218Z
Summary
Malicious code in pathlib-v2-utility (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (c8dc8b60e188fb941aeb9f5b6207d2c0fcab27719a142558498bf72d1602d992)

Disguised as file system manipulation library, the package hides an obfuscated code to communicate with a Telegram channel. Though the usage is not known at the moment, the package is clearly created for data exfiltration

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

Campaign: 2026-02-pathfiles

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • obfuscation

  • action-hidden-in-lib-usage

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "c8dc8b60e188fb941aeb9f5b6207d2c0fcab27719a142558498bf72d1602d992",
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-pathfiles/pathlib-v2-utility",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-03T09:17:38.260848Z",
            "import_time": "2026-02-03T09:48:14.793820441Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.4",
                "1.0.5"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / pathlib-v2-utility

Package

Name
pathlib-v2-utility
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Purl
pkg:pypi/pathlib-v2-utility

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.4
1.0.5

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/pathlib-v2-utility/MAL-2026-697.json"