MAL-2026-6978

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/manin/MAL-2026-6978.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-6978
Published
2026-07-08T13:42:00Z
Modified
2026-07-08T14:30:56.680670853Z
Summary
Malicious code in manin (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (3234643a550a8e121b7f2cbee42e45fa90604a95258babd0b8a602ee97cf3045)

Package exploits dependency confusion. A beacon request is used to report usage back, but no additional information are exfiltrated.

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-beacon-dependency-confusion

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • typosquatting

  • dependency-confusion

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-07-08T13:44:08.629544Z",
            "sha256": "3234643a550a8e121b7f2cbee42e45fa90604a95258babd0b8a602ee97cf3045",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1",
                "0.1.0",
                "0.1.1"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-07-08T14:18:00.733222652Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-beacon-dependency-confusion/manin"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / manin

Package

Name
manin
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Purl
pkg:pypi/manin

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1
0.1.0
0.1.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/manin/MAL-2026-6978.json"