mal-2026-901
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-02-14 12:29
Modified
2026-02-14 12:29
Summary
Malicious code in platforms (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (152f27ebcd7a8c662ffcbfe69086e0a50e71f73993bc7d97ce3bb67896c8a4dc)
During importing, the code automatically starts a Telegram bot designed to download and save files locally upon a specific message in the channel. While this seems to have limited harm, this behavior is not disclosed and involved packages have typosquatting-like names. The core code is in the "platforms" package
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-02-old-platforms
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
other
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typosquatting
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The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "platforms"
},
"versions": [
"1.0.0",
"1.0.1",
"2.0.0",
"3.0.0",
"4.0.0",
"5.0.0",
"6.0.0"
]
}
],
"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-old-platforms/platforms",
"import_time": "2026-02-14T13:21:48.786935171Z",
"modified_time": "2026-02-14T12:29:36.983101Z",
"sha256": "152f27ebcd7a8c662ffcbfe69086e0a50e71f73993bc7d97ce3bb67896c8a4dc",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"1.0.0",
"1.0.1",
"2.0.0",
"3.0.0",
"4.0.0",
"5.0.0",
"6.0.0"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (152f27ebcd7a8c662ffcbfe69086e0a50e71f73993bc7d97ce3bb67896c8a4dc)\nDuring importing, the code automatically starts a Telegram bot designed to download and save files locally upon a specific message in the channel. While this seems to have limited harm, this behavior is not disclosed and involved packages have typosquatting-like names. The core code is in the \"platforms\" package\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-old-platforms\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - other\n\n\n - typosquatting\n\n\n - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-901",
"modified": "2026-02-14T12:29:36Z",
"published": "2026-02-14T12:29:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/platforms"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in platforms (PyPI)"
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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