changes-lxc-wrapper

{"schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-18326","published":"2026-10-26T08:22:18Z","modified":"2026-10-29T14:16:01.169121422Z","summary":"Malicious code in changes-lxc-wrapper (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (23181d1a705554588eb6fb03e8cee4af7e0c815e74d8b40d7bd13a39944ccae9)\nThe distribution `changes-lxc-wrapper` ships a trivial package whose top-level import name is `ca_certificates`, creating a mismatch between the distribution name and the import namespace it occupies. The shipped `__init__.py` only defines a `__version__` constant and an `info()` function returning a placeholder string. There are no install or build hooks, no top-level import-time side effects, no subprocess or network activity, and no credential or filesystem access. Package metadata is placeholder (`Your Name` / `you@example.com`). No installer-side harmful behavior is present in the shipped code; the only concern is namespace shadowing on the common `ca_certificates` import name.\n\n## Source: kam193 (6db4cc796d2ddd54fcbb0a46270cff980f711a93a5fff30675499291d9bc41f8)\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":{"name":"changes-lxc-wrapper","ecosystem":"PyPI"},"versions":["0.0.0","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"},{"cweId":"CWE-506","description":"The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.","name":"Embedded Malicious Code"}],"indicators":{"evidence_files":[{"path":"setup.py","sha256":"29b0e5d1ee940c3202ca2f598c5df5ac50b922ff7c06e755a2a95b153f0e840e","tlsh":"2611ef93e87270b5ea8311d4046744643653fa0faf02ac6d3dcd47980fbe839e822658"}],"package_integrity":[{"filename":"changes_lxc_wrapper-0.1.0.tar.gz","hashes":{"blake2b_256":"3e324387b6e463ad92bf31435e974d600f537af80818b56fb1406e00c4aaaf49","md5":"efb9f33291e123aa56cfd09741b77047","sha256":"353f4f286d844ad1969dcc7900183237a2f81074b2edc184973ca18e4b98e6c6"}}]}}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/changes-lxc-wrapper"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://pypi.org/project/changes-lxc-wrapper/0.1.0/"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://pypi.org/project/changes-lxc-wrapper/0.0.0/"}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/changes-lxc-wrapper","import_time":"2026-10-26T08:56:21.066262411Z","modified_time":"2026-10-26T08:22:18.876763Z","sha256":"6db4cc796d2ddd54fcbb0a46270cff980f711a93a5fff30675499291d9bc41f8","source":"kam193","versions":["0.0.0","0.1.0"]},{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-021882","import_time":"2026-10-29T13:37:14.877118435Z","modified_time":"2026-10-29T13:20:14Z","sha256":"17d52ec1e761dd5273ea674453301163bdf6e6e60aa5074a4f075cb66eb850a4","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["0.1.0"]},{"id":"IN-MAL-2026-022103","import_time":"2026-10-29T14:14:26.133276378Z","modified_time":"2026-10-29T13:49:09Z","sha256":"23181d1a705554588eb6fb03e8cee4af7e0c815e74d8b40d7bd13a39944ccae9","source":"amazon-inspector","versions":["0.0.0"]}]},"credits":[{"name":"Amazon Inspector","contact":["inspector-research@amazon.com"],"type":"FINDER"},{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}