{"id":"MAL-2026-13386","title":"Malicious code in decapod-common (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in decapod-common (PyPI)","severity":"none","vendor":"decapod-common","product":"decapod-common","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["decapod-common"],"published":"2026-08-06","updated":"2026-08-06","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13386","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/decapod-common"},{"url":"https://pypi.org/project/decapod-common/1.2.dev1/"},{"url":"https://pypi.org/project/decapod-common/1.2.dev2/"},{"url":"https://pypi.org/project/decapod-common/0.0.0/"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"ingestedAt":"2026-08-06T19:13:30.968Z","slug":"MAL-2026-13386","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (e0de84c80d520754e010d02b90fd4dc728d90fa9efe8c1e8cc6ddd7eb05e0da4)\nsetup.py overrides the install command to collect the installer's hostname and resolved IP address via socket.gethostname()/gethostbyname() and POST them as JSON to a hardcoded webhook.site endpoint (https://webhook.site/f79bb373-481e-4116-b3d1-35005970b62f) before completing installation. The beacon fires automatically during `pip install` of the sdist. The package's own metadata describes it as a POC beacon; no legitimate functionality accompanies the network callout.\n\n## Source: kam193 (335a31b4299781e6a6926da0b85d6f1b2e22aaefbb5953418b7abe7aa0ada4bd)\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\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `decapod-common`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}