{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"MAL-2026-1082","published":"2026-02-27T21:33:39Z","modified":"2026-03-19T12:51:39.203472Z","summary":"Malicious code in cdf-clients (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (b42b01e54e7410b51742faa0cb35fe74a73333f619cd8634b5491d3b32418732)\nInstalling the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.\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: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\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 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"cdf-clients","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/cdf-clients"},"versions":["0.0.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/cdf-clients/MAL-2026-1082.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/cdf-clients"}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/cdf-clients","import_time":"2026-02-27T22:08:21.532919869Z","modified_time":"2026-02-27T21:33:39.959023Z","sha256":"b42b01e54e7410b51742faa0cb35fe74a73333f619cd8634b5491d3b32418732","source":"kam193","versions":["0.0.1"]},{"id":"RLMA-2026-00182","import_time":"2026-03-19T12:18:16.480969795Z","modified_time":"2026-03-18T12:12:17Z","sha256":"6d5acfd6273c40e601eaa17146265a308f2c991b4d24aad1e19fe36796a72c8c","source":"reversing-labs","versions":["0.0.1"]}]},"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"},{"name":"ReversingLabs","contact":["https://www.reversinglabs.com"],"type":"FINDER"}]}