MAL-2026-818

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/thecorrectjames/MAL-2026-818.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-818
Published
2026-02-09T16:25:34Z
Modified
2026-02-09T17:30:27.226719Z
Summary
Malicious code in thecorrectjames (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (53ae167216303d3e0d2eda2b5321b60fc5bf9431e16ae0caa507123ba45661a1)

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": [
        {
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "0.1.1"
            ],
            "modified_time": "2026-02-09T16:25:50.722651Z",
            "sha256": "53ae167216303d3e0d2eda2b5321b60fc5bf9431e16ae0caa507123ba45661a1",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/thecorrectjames",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-02-09T17:22:40.854977238Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / thecorrectjames

Package

Name
thecorrectjames
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Purl
pkg:pypi/thecorrectjames

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0
0.1.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/thecorrectjames/MAL-2026-818.json"