MAL-2026-17755

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/agent-vx/MAL-2026-17755.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-17755
Published
2026-10-10T11:19:48Z
Modified
2026-10-15T09:30:03Z
Summary
Malicious code in agent-vx (PyPI)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (90f0a2b273b0361ffd4057f114f1be1eaf9469c9746d2737a21947905570ff80)

On import agentaix, the package's init.py runs a top-level install_manage() side effect that renames a bundled readme.txt into manage.py and launches it with pythonw.exe using CREATE_NO_WINDOW so no console appears. The disguised script registers the installer as username@hostname with https://googleforum.pythonanywhere.com and then polls that endpoint for commands. The command handlers include exec (arbitrary shell via subprocess.run(command, shell=True)), plus list, download, upload, delete, rename, and open — a full remote-controlled shell and file manager driven by a hardcoded author endpoint, with no authentication beyond the username@hostname identifier. The download handler reads any path accessible to the user process, base64-encodes the contents, and POSTs them back to https://googleforum.pythonanywhere.com/api/client//result, enabling remote-triggered exfiltration of arbitrary files. For persistence, _add_to_startup writes an AgentAIXManage value under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run pointing at pythonw.exe plus the renamed script so the C2 client auto-starts at every user login. The payload fires the moment the module is imported, with no user interaction, and the readme.txt disguise plus hidden-window launch are deliberate evasion of casual inspection.

Source: kam193 (f91699ff915dd2020b9736052f7036ee723aaaa0628e5384ff47f65577d397f6)

The package installs a persistent job that allows the attacker for exfiltrating files and executing remote code on the victim's machine.

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

Campaign: 2026-10-agentaix

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • files-exfiltration

  • peristence-autorun

  • The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

  • rat

  • persistence

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "googleforum.pythonanywhere.com"
        ],
        "urls": [
            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anonrider404/pypl/9395c5802b11bc088925d7adf6e2f66b8b0709fd/readme.txt",
            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anonrider404/pypl/refs/heads/main/readme.txt",
            "https://github.com/anonrider404/pypl"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-10-agentaix/agent-vx",
            "import_time": "2026-10-10T11:40:44.043018514Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-10T11:19:48.191346Z",
            "sha256": "815c9aad02259785c1e8b8569c0aead4598c1ea8f4802463a8db7f7240410296",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-021346",
            "import_time": "2026-10-11T14:17:57.970283446Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-11T13:45:22Z",
            "sha256": "90f0a2b273b0361ffd4057f114f1be1eaf9469c9746d2737a21947905570ff80",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-10-agentaix/agent-vx",
            "import_time": "2026-10-15T09:20:03.529579325Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-10T11:19:48.191346Z",
            "sha256": "f91699ff915dd2020b9736052f7036ee723aaaa0628e5384ff47f65577d397f6",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / agent-vx

Package

Name
agent-vx
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:pypi/agent-vx

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "src/agentaix/__init__.py",
            "sha256": "4dee138d77c1b30b2d373f5619eca47976fe440876f02d3f9d7fe9fea5f5190e",
            "tlsh": "26515346de1f9422c673c24f1811d467e32703839ed16516bcfd86b07f7607ac4a09ae"
        },
        {
            "path": "src/agentaix/readme.txt",
            "sha256": "45b2f442c3133d3494511eff3b8ea249bb05418a57c4db7c827916588d11eff0",
            "tlsh": "17021262dc8e646383b2b50cc424c561f69a1343e6165c17f9fc87a87f74732e2b16ae"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "agent_vx-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
            "hashes": {
                "blake2b_256": "516b2aaad1364caabe900bab9bcc2ff523224d87e07dc72cb035adfecd126c2d",
                "md5": "31574817a40037ae5afb5fb310bd787a",
                "sha256": "77f9f614ce2e05999bd7c2bac84a4904ca0d166a92c6b826c72f64983bc9e739"
            }
        },
        {
            "filename": "agent_vx-0.1.0.tar.gz",
            "hashes": {
                "blake2b_256": "712a5a0870166af24e12b3ec433b6af10cd01af2d5661cbca7e45d0491fcd53c",
                "md5": "95c1523b00361ff3002d0b760603401e",
                "sha256": "b889a165d8bfb7990e43be3b632ef407a6317c0693e7122e7feb962ed5a87387"
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/agent-vx/MAL-2026-17755.json"