{"id":"MAL-2026-14552","title":"Malicious code in mathkitlite (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in mathkitlite (PyPI)","severity":"none","vendor":"mathkitlite","product":"mathkitlite","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["mathkitlite"],"published":"2026-08-27","updated":"2026-08-27","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14552","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/mathkitlite"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"ingestedAt":"2026-08-27T19:27:45.928Z","slug":"MAL-2026-14552","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (c91a8962fd66464487bcdb5e2c217990cfdea55df22e7166c11703f91dfb7845)\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- `mathkitlite`\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":[]}