cat-admin-tool

{"modified":"2026-03-19T12:23:25Z","published":"2026-02-02T14:44:25Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-651","summary":"Malicious code in cat-admin-tool (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (34286533490c9ad41743b1eea6659d9c4fd3e62d1a830658b90840f3c49a6c8c)\nObfuscated code is used to hide exfiltration of basic data (hostname, etc.).\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: 2026-02-zabitmajeed00\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - obfuscation\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 - dependency-confusion\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"cat-admin-tool"},"versions":["9.1.0"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/cat-admin-tool"}],"credits":[{"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":{"iocs":{"domains":["444ee3d0c982.ngrok-free.app"]},"malicious-packages-origins":[{"source":"kam193","sha256":"34286533490c9ad41743b1eea6659d9c4fd3e62d1a830658b90840f3c49a6c8c","import_time":"2026-02-02T15:19:31.955912504Z","id":"pypi/2026-02-zabitmajeed00/cat-admin-tool","modified_time":"2026-02-02T14:44:25.48948Z","versions":["9.1.0"]},{"source":"reversing-labs","sha256":"c6703058d08f5a52ff6db078594b5a294b7c5f9b77c357d5e9d0646c7be2811e","import_time":"2026-03-19T12:18:16.385814531Z","id":"RLMA-2026-00179","modified_time":"2026-03-18T12:12:16Z","versions":["9.1.0"]}]}}