protocol-stub-generator

{"modified":"2026-05-02T18:32:13Z","published":"2026-05-02T18:32:13Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-3237","summary":"Malicious code in protocol-stub-generator (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (8ad6f31dc6bdf35ca55cf2a55e9124e07131de068c8ff945e62716637b6e06d1)\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":"protocol-stub-generator"},"versions":["999.0.0","999.0.1"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/protocol-stub-generator"}],"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","type":"REPORTER","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/protocol-stub-generator","import_time":"2026-05-02T19:26:02.920612283Z","modified_time":"2026-05-02T18:32:13.162236Z","sha256":"8ad6f31dc6bdf35ca55cf2a55e9124e07131de068c8ff945e62716637b6e06d1","source":"kam193","versions":["999.0.0","999.0.1"]}]}}