Malicious code in echogen (PyPI)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (c38ef1a445f502de507bc9e58f66539c816eb765a086e14631bd164bc501a644) Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose. --- Category: 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. Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk. - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
MAL-2026-17462
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:MAL-2026-17462
echogen
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1.0.0
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"package": {
"name": "echogen",
"purl": "pkg:pypi/echogen",
"ecosystem": "PyPI"
},
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/echogen/MAL-2026-17462.json"
}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #72926 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date