MAL-2026-878

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/magichat/MAL-2026-878.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-878

Published

2026-02-13T10:56:11Z

Modified

2026-02-14T14:04:57.726808Z

Summary

Malicious code in magichat (PyPI)

Details

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Source: kam193 (42cf9a8fdfde42b15f94ed81efe1d74f692ce738f3819978b6760e46faf1e95c)

The package is prepared to download a hardcoded executable and save it in %LOCALAPPDATA% under a very generic name, clearly aiming to hide its existence. Code is also prepared to alter MarkOfTheWeb, start as admin and run the executable, but in analyzed versions this behavior was not triggered in any existing code path. The downloading will happen e.g. on starting the declared command line.

Remote executables are standalone applications or installators, including ClickOnce installators. However, in the analysis attempts, none of them showed clear malicious behavior, in most cases crashing during the analysis. Captured network traffic shows communication with the remote server and likely expects the URL of the next stage, which was not delivered from the server. Additionally, the code embeds a separate path for execution on non-Windows machines. It attempts to execute a remote script, but in analyzed versions, the domain used is already suspended and not reachable.

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-02-magichat

Reasons (based on the campaign):

Downloads and executes a remote executable.
other
typosquatting

Database specific

{
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8g8j2g6ceuj12loonrxpu/Installer.exe?rlkey=9pi7bsdb31jlgxmntwde4j54h&st=3t69etqf&dl=1",
            "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/itjqck6r0eivh655ijau9/DocSend.application?rlkey=gmbotpa64r8gqtbwiyo4wlfys&st=k0zrfnxe&dl=1"
        ],
        "domains": [
            "doc-sendapplication.com"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-02-13T11:44:07.974194887Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-13T10:56:11.411983Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "sha256": "016f12f6cc3656294be9c8d11c1d07ef953f6c204a9d76b1d5ab21b8ad87b2a1",
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-magichat/magichat",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "1.0.1",
                "1.0.2",
                "1.0.3",
                "1.0.4",
                "1.0.5",
                "1.0.6",
                "1.0.7",
                "1.0.8",
                "1.0.9",
                "1.1.0",
                "1.1.1",
                "1.1.2"
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-02-13T23:43:52.196017516Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-13T10:56:11.411983Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "sha256": "42cf9a8fdfde42b15f94ed81efe1d74f692ce738f3819978b6760e46faf1e95c",
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-magichat/magichat",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "1.0.1",
                "1.0.2",
                "1.0.3",
                "1.0.4",
                "1.0.5",
                "1.0.6",
                "1.0.7",
                "1.0.8",
                "1.0.9",
                "1.1.0",
                "1.1.1",
                "1.1.2"
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-02-14T01:38:16.026134075Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-14T00:52:47.961654Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "sha256": "b44e51035841826fb293ba041756cd9e79a7053fbb129e71a28b0a871639fe94",
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-magichat/magichat",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "1.0.1",
                "1.0.2",
                "1.0.3",
                "1.0.4",
                "1.0.5",
                "1.0.6",
                "1.0.7",
                "1.0.8",
                "1.0.9",
                "1.1.0",
                "1.1.1",
                "1.1.2",
                "1.1.8"
            ]
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2026-02-14T13:48:17.481880598Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-14T13:18:35.960251Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "sha256": "a77c3922633d4ba65720dabe7737b3ae2afcbbf6ba28435f18ef85c3289f2c92",
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-magichat/magichat",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0",
                "1.0.1",
                "1.0.2",
                "1.0.3",
                "1.0.4",
                "1.0.5",
                "1.0.6",
                "1.0.7",
                "1.0.8",
                "1.0.9",
                "1.1.0",
                "1.1.1",
                "1.1.2",
                "1.1.8",
                "1.2.2"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

References

Credits

- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) - ANALYST
- - https://github.com/kam193
  - https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/
- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) - REPORTER
- - https://github.com/kam193
  - https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/

Affected packages

PyPI / magichat

Package

Name: magichat; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:pypi/magichat

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.0

1.*

1.0.1

1.0.2

1.0.3

1.0.4

1.0.5

1.0.6

1.0.7

1.0.8

1.0.9

1.1.0

1.1.1

1.1.2

1.1.8

1.2.2

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/magichat/MAL-2026-878.json"