MAL-2026-875

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/displaydoc/MAL-2026-875.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-875
Published
2026-02-13T10:45:53Z
Modified
2026-02-13T12:34:53.080494Z
Summary
Malicious code in displaydoc (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (c4ab5c0ca76295a578d62119bf6932953098ec9ecd0bb7f21b397da85b08d5b8)

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.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (0a92fb7d81045a82240752c9122482082867f85a64640d5d56fd4f9a685f1425)

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

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-02-13T10:47:36.997407543Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-13T10:45:53Z",
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "sha256": "0a92fb7d81045a82240752c9122482082867f85a64640d5d56fd4f9a685f1425",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-02-13T11:44:08.08137474Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-13T11:04:11.944005Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "sha256": "c4ab5c0ca76295a578d62119bf6932953098ec9ecd0bb7f21b397da85b08d5b8",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/displaydoc",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / displaydoc

Package

Name
displaydoc
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Purl
pkg:pypi/displaydoc

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/displaydoc/MAL-2026-875.json"