{"id":"MAL-2026-17639","title":"Malicious code in lore-cs (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in lore-cs (PyPI)","severity":"critical","exploited":true,"vendor":"lore-cs","product":"lore-cs","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["lore-cs"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T21:45:03.534512523Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17639","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/lore-cs"}],"tags":["osv","pip","malware"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T07:32:11.208Z","slug":"MAL-2026-17639","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (ae8b741b7c90400c3a5f4ba13533b1a6a75134f768934834b591c8df23eecb83)\nDuring installation or import, the package exfiltrates basic information in a dependency confusion attempt. The user identifies themselves as a HackerOne user abusing the PyPI for the purpose of a bug bounty program.\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-hackerone-bugbounty\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 - dependency-confusion\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `lore-cs`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":70,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":52.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":18,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}