Malicious code in agentaix (PyPI)

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17752",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Malicious code in agentaix (PyPI)",
    "summary": "--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (c403a9ecab78c519698c7faebcb0f9de4f8af059a4c3f5803acf8c534923138a) On `import agentaix`, `src/agentaix/__init__.py` executes `drop_readme_on_desktop()` at module top level, copying the bundled file `readme.txt` to `~/Desktop/readme.txt`. The file is not documentation: it is a Python remote-access client with a `#!/usr/bin/env python3` shebang that registers `username@hostname` with a hardcoded command-and-control server at `https://googleforum.pythonanywhere.com` and polls `/api/client//...` for operator commands. Handlers implement arbitrary shell execution via `subprocess.run(command, shell=True)` (`handle_exec`), arbitrary file read with base64-encoded upload back to the C2 (`handle_download`), plus `upload`, `delete`, `rename`, and `open` operations. The dropper stages the payload under a benign filename in a highly visible location to induce the user to run it; once run, the operator obtains interactive shell and arbitrary file read on the host, enabling theft of SSH keys, cloud credentials, and other secrets. `pyproject.toml` ships placeholder author metadata (`Your Name` / `you@example.com`, `github.com/yourname/agentaix`), consistent with an unattributed malicious upload. ## Source: kam193 (f42a135102abc5c66418237d4c6d9f8ee608570f8d4d5146463924666e0338e1) The package installs a persistent job that allows the attacker for exfiltrating files and executing remote code on the victim's ",
    "evidence": "osv:MAL-2026-17752",
    "products": [
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        "name": {
          "value": "agentaix",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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        "fixed_versions": [],
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            "value": "0.1.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
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          {
            "value": "0.2.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
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    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "MAL-2026-17752",
      "aliases": [
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            "purl": "pkg:pypi/agentaix",
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            "0.2.0"
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              {
                "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
                "cweId": "CWE-506",
                "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
              },
              {
                "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
                "cweId": "CWE-506",
                "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
              }
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            "source": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/agentaix/MAL-2026-17752.json",
            "indicators": {
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                  "filename": "agentaix-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl"
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      "modified": "2026-10-15T09:30:03.446209650Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://pypi.org/project/agentaix/0.2.0/",
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            "source": "kam193",
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            "modified_time": "2026-10-10T07:57:16.609573Z"
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          {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-021360",
            "sha256": "360b4359c789a2bae94b30dbaf4b6ab61b64711fedf3447c8a064c6d7cf6ddd3",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
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            "modified_time": "2026-10-11T13:47:28Z"
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            "modified_time": "2026-10-11T13:50:30Z"
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            "source": "kam193",
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              "0.2.0"
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            "modified_time": "2026-10-10T07:57:16.609573Z"
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    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 326288,
  "published_at": "2026-10-10T07:57:16+00:00"
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