MAL-2026-502

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/test-poc-package-for-session/MAL-2026-502.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-502
Published
2026-01-25T10:08:47Z
Modified
2026-01-25T10:52:16.577469Z
Summary
Malicious code in test-poc-package-for-session (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (9f768feb5a11add4d0ac64d8f24777461d3586e719a57d4432711ee6aae4f112)

Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.

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-simple-tests

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/test-poc-package-for-session",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-01-25T10:40:49.930029781Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ],
            "modified_time": "2026-01-25T10:08:47.598425Z",
            "sha256": "9f768feb5a11add4d0ac64d8f24777461d3586e719a57d4432711ee6aae4f112"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / test-poc-package-for-session

Package

Name
test-poc-package-for-session
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Purl
pkg:pypi/test-poc-package-for-session

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*

0.0.1

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/test-poc-package-for-session/MAL-2026-502.json"