MAL-2026-869

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/ritch/MAL-2026-869.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-869
Published
2026-02-12T08:10:35Z
Modified
2026-02-19T22:58:21.520698Z
Summary
Malicious code in ritch (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (bc0d5c6c0c3175de2d5def02fe422574cfee5f7fe3a88f894de7122aa9dcf588)

Package is a typosquatting or dependency confusion attempt with a low-harm local-only action, like leaving a flag file.

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-local-typosquatting

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • dependency-confusion

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

  • typosquatting

Source: ossf-package-analysis (53836e778fae351105bebc4ec62937db1766d236b1ab050c142e8a57d863c7ea)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'ritch' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-02-12T08:45:10.233987Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-02-12T09:22:04.910454194Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-local-typosquatting/ritch",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "bc0d5c6c0c3175de2d5def02fe422574cfee5f7fe3a88f894de7122aa9dcf588"
        },
        {
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "import_time": "2026-02-19T22:45:34.84688713Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-12T08:10:35Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "53836e778fae351105bebc4ec62937db1766d236b1ab050c142e8a57d863c7ea"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / ritch

Package

Name
ritch
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Purl
pkg:pypi/ritch

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/ritch/MAL-2026-869.json"