mal-2026-5094
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-05-31 02:13
Modified
2026-05-31 02:13
Summary
Malicious code in hell-cipher (PyPI)
Details
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Source: kam193 (e852860302b982f58123434d6c8671299f6b8e45e8f57c8149ab3380eb91fa63)
During installation, the code tamper with security settings and downloads and executes malicious executable.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-05-cryptolock
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
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Downloads and executes a remote executable.
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malware
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "hell-cipher"
},
"versions": [
"1.0.1"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"urls": [
"https://github.com/seIfrighteous/x/releases/download/selfrighteous/setup.exe",
"https://tmpfiles.org/dl/wVwFfznUQdRr/main.exe",
"https://github.com/seIfrighteous/x/releases/download/selfrighteous/NisSrv.exe",
"https://github.com/seIfrighteous/x/releases/download/selfrighteous/MpClient.dll"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2026-05-cryptolock/hell-cipher",
"import_time": "2026-05-31T03:15:08.087340755Z",
"modified_time": "2026-05-31T02:13:34.957987Z",
"sha256": "e852860302b982f58123434d6c8671299f6b8e45e8f57c8149ab3380eb91fa63",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"1.0.1"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (e852860302b982f58123434d6c8671299f6b8e45e8f57c8149ab3380eb91fa63)\nDuring installation, the code tamper with security settings and downloads and executes malicious executable.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-05-cryptolock\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\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n\n - malware\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-5094",
"modified": "2026-05-31T02:13:34Z",
"published": "2026-05-31T02:13:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "EVIDENCE",
"url": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/0912542c6e3a6b747a5bb30de22c1b79ead35c5a9a6813dcd8a6056cc312b892/detection"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/hell-cipher"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in hell-cipher (PyPI)"
}
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