mal-2026-696
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-02-03 09:15
Modified
2026-02-03 10:19
Summary
Malicious code in pathfiles (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (a96d53709493a07432f8619b9ca322fef0fb4bf9080a02da7e8f6bc03353b3c0)

Disguised as file system manipulation library, the package hides an obfuscated code to communicate with a Telegram channel. Though the usage is not known at the moment, the package is clearly created for data exfiltration


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

Campaign: 2026-02-pathfiles

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • obfuscation

  • action-hidden-in-lib-usage

Credits

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "pathfiles"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.0.1",
        "1.0.8",
        "1.0.9",
        "1.1.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-02-pathfiles/pathfiles",
        "import_time": "2026-02-03T09:48:14.790582247Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-02-03T09:30:36.188013Z",
        "sha256": "a96d53709493a07432f8619b9ca322fef0fb4bf9080a02da7e8f6bc03353b3c0",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.1",
          "1.0.8",
          "1.0.9"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-02-pathfiles/pathfiles",
        "import_time": "2026-02-03T10:17:17.545134258Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-02-03T09:42:40.378878Z",
        "sha256": "2c8fab273f2136c763bb212071216bca9ac4ece66962e7afc14fa6d07cf67256",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.1",
          "1.0.8",
          "1.0.9",
          "1.1.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (a96d53709493a07432f8619b9ca322fef0fb4bf9080a02da7e8f6bc03353b3c0)\nDisguised as file system manipulation library, the package hides an obfuscated code to communicate with a Telegram channel. Though the usage is not known at the moment, the package is clearly created for data exfiltration\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-pathfiles\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-696",
  "modified": "2026-02-03T10:19:00Z",
  "published": "2026-02-03T09:15:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/pathfiles"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in pathfiles (PyPI)"
}


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