MAL-2024-10409

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/x2vmlgml/MAL-2024-10409.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-10409
Published
2024-11-06T08:01:40Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:47:50.382049Z
Summary
Malicious code in x2vmlgml (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (83c3524199594df2a9cfa9a2fc3cb16b03e48c2e6abd67c8fc06b7a5d92d75dd)

A campaign of probably pentest packages flooding PYPI. Installing the package or importing the module triggers reporting basic info like hostname, path and the username to the package author. There is no other purpose of the package.

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: 2024-11-byted-dast

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.

  • typosquatting

  • dependency-confusion

Source: ossf-package-analysis (06cba5a5cbce24252b9322e672688d9d557bf24fadb61e690bcb6798d04d75ea)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'x2vmlgml' @ 99.7 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "06cba5a5cbce24252b9322e672688d9d557bf24fadb61e690bcb6798d04d75ea",
            "versions": [
                "99.7"
            ],
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-06T08:01:40Z",
            "import_time": "2024-11-06T08:06:58.820404609Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "aaf8899c26ce53441c46c8d0db3c533c3a5d975ba321b05762f85fd923d1eddc",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-byted-dast/x2vmlgml",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-06T18:46:10Z",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.515705479Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "83c3524199594df2a9cfa9a2fc3cb16b03e48c2e6abd67c8fc06b7a5d92d75dd",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-byted-dast/x2vmlgml",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-06T18:46:10Z",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.69991313Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "944bed385813a6f0c8f19c252f686536b1aeab0c209852d9027812d16f2a0175",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-byted-dast/x2vmlgml",
            "versions": [
                "99.7"
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-06T18:46:10Z",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.787349499Z"
        }
    ],
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "byted-dast.com"
        ]
    }
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / x2vmlgml

Package

Name
x2vmlgml
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Purl
pkg:pypi/x2vmlgml

Affected ranges

Affected versions

99.*

99.7