{"id":"MAL-2026-13665","title":"Malicious code in riakcs (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in riakcs (PyPI)","severity":"none","vendor":"riakcs","product":"riakcs","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["riakcs"],"published":"2026-08-08","updated":"2026-08-08","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-13665","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/riakcs"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"ingestedAt":"2026-08-09T19:16:05.658Z","slug":"MAL-2026-13665","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (3dada3cec22fb43bb528b8f4f7173bb346b25e373eaeb719af2df48698119240)\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- `riakcs`\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":[]}