MAL-2026-979

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/home-robot/MAL-2026-979.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-979
Published
2026-02-22T04:48:51Z
Modified
2026-02-22T05:20:24.885981Z
Summary
Malicious code in home-robot (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (f5296b22d674fc768fb08662c83b8de3fd07455f6fc2d4f7b433319551cb808e)

Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.

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-standard-pypi-install-pentest

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.

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

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "versions": [
                "0.0.0",
                "1.0.0"
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/home-robot",
            "import_time": "2026-02-22T05:04:21.743847254Z",
            "sha256": "f5296b22d674fc768fb08662c83b8de3fd07455f6fc2d4f7b433319551cb808e",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-22T04:48:51.654256Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / home-robot

Package

Name
home-robot
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Purl
pkg:pypi/home-robot

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.0
1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/home-robot/MAL-2026-979.json"