code-transfering-4

{"modified":"2026-01-21T20:20:41Z","published":"2026-01-21T20:20:41Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-446","summary":"Malicious code in code-transfering-4 (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (f49b12f95d153280889b4da45b5de3017f21159ad06622092779705ad22e855c)\nPackages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.\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-simple-tests\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"code-transfering-4"},"versions":["0.1"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/code-transfering-4"}],"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","type":"ANALYST","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/code-transfering-4","import_time":"2026-01-21T21:11:28.829676824Z","modified_time":"2026-01-21T20:20:41.365792Z","sha256":"f49b12f95d153280889b4da45b5de3017f21159ad06622092779705ad22e855c","source":"kam193","versions":["0.1"]}]}}