merino-common

{"modified":"2026-06-15T17:39:48Z","published":"2026-06-15T17:39:45Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-5817","summary":"Malicious code in merino-common (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (61117d9c074586912421f9fe2104b792a0eb2a359dd1c6e9c8548bc2aa299dd0)\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":"merino-common"},"versions":["2.2160.0"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/merino-common"}],"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/merino-common","import_time":"2026-06-15T18:54:58.965248951Z","modified_time":"2026-06-15T17:39:48.800346Z","sha256":"61117d9c074586912421f9fe2104b792a0eb2a359dd1c6e9c8548bc2aa299dd0","source":"kam193","versions":["2.2160.0"]}]}}