{"id":"MAL-2026-18097","title":"Malicious code in research-probe-6150c1c915 (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in research-probe-6150c1c915 (PyPI)","severity":"critical","exploited":true,"vendor":"research-probe-6150c1c915","product":"research-probe-6150c1c915","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["research-probe-6150c1c915"],"published":"2026-10-20","updated":"2026-10-20","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-20T16:30:04.503973844Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18097","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/research-probe-6150c1c915"}],"tags":["osv","pip","malware"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T11:54:42.740Z","slug":"MAL-2026-18097","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (a646eaf4fe72ba013abc53d52c0bf017a9c4f3bfc54a8c358f9f246d3ac41945)\nThe package is most likely a reconnaissance of a shared infrastructure, collecting potentially sensitive data from cloud endpoints, activated via a PTH file on every Python loading. Collected data are stored in a local filesystem, suggesting the operator has to have some degree of control of the environment.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-10-omeraf\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-cloud-tokens\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 - other\n\n\n - abuses-pth\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `research-probe-6150c1c915`\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":[]}