MAL-2026-739

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/test-for-ppe/MAL-2026-739.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-739
Published
2026-02-04T14:57:08Z
Modified
2026-02-23T02:57:04.836613Z
Summary
Malicious code in test-for-ppe (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (11b30802efbc46f73d07dbb7b80490e86a7799e4a3abe24b128631de15ad41b1)

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": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-02-04T14:57:08.62423Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "11b30802efbc46f73d07dbb7b80490e86a7799e4a3abe24b128631de15ad41b1",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/test-for-ppe",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-02-04T15:48:22.695804905Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / test-for-ppe

Package

Name
test-for-ppe
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Purl
pkg:pypi/test-for-ppe

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/test-for-ppe/MAL-2026-739.json"