layoutspecs

{"modified":"2026-03-19T12:23:25Z","published":"2024-07-26T16:53:30Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2024-11624","summary":"Malicious code in layoutspecs (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (8e98f53933a358e241d85c8222bb5093b52de69083969fc55de49b5ecc023050)\nInstalling the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: 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.\n\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"layoutspecs","purl":"pkg:pypi/layoutspecs"},"versions":["0.1"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/layoutspecs"}],"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]},{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","type":"REPORTER","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]},{"name":"ReversingLabs","type":"FINDER","contact":["https://www.reversinglabs.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"source":"reversing-labs","sha256":"5a0055480738d2847720e9bfe8a5b63cd4580336747eb326262a9ee5385f10f4","import_time":"2024-12-09T14:38:45.227112963Z","id":"RLMA-2024-11078","modified_time":"2024-12-09T06:50:32Z","versions":["0.1"]},{"source":"kam193","sha256":"64a4485bbca41dd6587438000a134f178d650c7e102bcd428925fe5e5d6a279d","import_time":"2025-12-02T22:30:56.165782351Z","id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/layoutspecs","modified_time":"2024-07-26T16:53:30Z","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]},{"source":"kam193","sha256":"8e98f53933a358e241d85c8222bb5093b52de69083969fc55de49b5ecc023050","import_time":"2025-12-02T23:07:19.34751097Z","id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/layoutspecs","modified_time":"2024-07-26T16:53:30Z","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]},{"source":"kam193","sha256":"36b196225aebd015c1e9d9229261d3021abb6edac9dcf8b745e1d7fdbb499ea3","import_time":"2025-12-10T21:38:58.476108997Z","id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/layoutspecs","modified_time":"2024-07-26T16:53:30Z","versions":["0.1"]},{"source":"reversing-labs","sha256":"a6f6cc1fcb7e6fe8fd232a009c2b7b0255116983f46a824d25aed2e29d15a55f","import_time":"2026-03-19T12:19:59.035275254Z","id":"RLUA-2026-00465","modified_time":"2026-03-18T12:15:33Z"}]}}