{"id":"MAL-2026-17886","title":"Malicious code in py-wormgpt (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in py-wormgpt (PyPI)","severity":"critical","exploited":true,"vendor":"py-wormgpt","product":"py-wormgpt","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["py-wormgpt"],"published":"2026-10-15","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T11:30:03.540165370Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17886","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/py-wormgpt"}],"tags":["osv","pip","malware"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T11:47:08.224Z","slug":"MAL-2026-17886","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (6f7fef8f962798019886211ac43e0e0660feae94e4396fc7969643400b2fa139)\nThe package installs a persistent job that allows the attacker for exfiltrating files and executing remote code on the victim's machine.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-10-agentaix\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n\n\n - peristence-autorun\n\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.\n\n\n - rat\n\n\n - persistence\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `py-wormgpt`\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":[]}