MAL-2026-3664

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/workingitmehelpit/MAL-2026-3664.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3664
Published
2026-05-13T16:32:20Z
Modified
2026-05-13T22:16:46.448783270Z
Summary
Malicious code in workingitmehelpit (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (3e553fe0eea72dc43eab2696330acd6fbb3e4de8c95529eab6298411620c0c9f)

Package installs malware identified as a backdoor or reverse shell.

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

Campaign: 2026-05-workingitmehelpit

Reasons (based on the campaign):

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

  • malware

  • backdoor

Source: ossf-package-analysis (38ea8dff9ef464eabbfbc1eacd769a90c65a53097308c1b76c2529b037e2041b)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'workingitmehelpit' @ 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": [
        {
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-05-13T17:18:20.833103731Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "3e553fe0eea72dc43eab2696330acd6fbb3e4de8c95529eab6298411620c0c9f",
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-workingitmehelpit/workingitmehelpit",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-13T16:54:28.338853Z"
        },
        {
            "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
            "import_time": "2026-05-13T21:58:22.981815398Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-13T16:32:20Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "38ea8dff9ef464eabbfbc1eacd769a90c65a53097308c1b76c2529b037e2041b"
        }
    ],
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "https://aksjdgajklhd.bj.bcebos.com/openclaw"
        ]
    }
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / workingitmehelpit

Package

Name
workingitmehelpit
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Purl
pkg:pypi/workingitmehelpit

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/workingitmehelpit/MAL-2026-3664.json"