mal-2026-1407
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-03-13 08:43
Modified
2026-04-01 12:28
Summary
Malicious code in thief-utils (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (bcebc8919f53e78dae4adb16168fdd37abea93d969d3411b948ed1781c6faf28)

During installation, package attempts to exfiltrate cloud credentials and sensitive env variables

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-03-thief-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • exfiltration-cloud-tokens

  • exfiltration-generic

  • exfiltration-env-variables

Credits
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) github.com/kam193 bad-packages.kam193.eu/
ReversingLabs www.reversinglabs.com
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "thief-utils"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.2.6",
        "1.2.7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "ANALYST"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://www.reversinglabs.com"
      ],
      "name": "ReversingLabs",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-03-thief-utils/thief-utils",
        "import_time": "2026-03-13T09:18:27.118200809Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-13T08:43:52.466057Z",
        "sha256": "bcebc8919f53e78dae4adb16168fdd37abea93d969d3411b948ed1781c6faf28",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.2.6",
          "1.2.7"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "RLMA-2026-01688",
        "import_time": "2026-04-01T12:26:06.080529108Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-24T15:22:54Z",
        "sha256": "e0a474d2649c9ba53bc5f3a9f3992d78a249d77a356aa33c9d75e47a9d84fdee",
        "source": "reversing-labs",
        "versions": [
          "1.2.6"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (bcebc8919f53e78dae4adb16168fdd37abea93d969d3411b948ed1781c6faf28)\nDuring installation, package attempts to exfiltrate cloud credentials and sensitive env variables\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-thief-utils\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-cloud-tokens\n\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n\n - exfiltration-env-variables\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-1407",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T12:28:04Z",
  "published": "2026-03-13T08:43:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/thief-utils"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in thief-utils (PyPI)"
}


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