{"id":"MAL-2026-18098","title":"Malicious code in security-research-startup-snapshot-810764b303 (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in security-research-startup-snapshot-810764b303 (PyPI)","severity":"critical","exploited":true,"vendor":"security-research-startup-snapshot-810764b303","product":"security-research-startup-snapshot-810764b303","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["security-research-startup-snapshot-810764b303"],"published":"2026-10-20","updated":"2026-10-20","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-20T16:30:04.424613731Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18098","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/security-research-startup-snapshot-810764b303"}],"tags":["osv","pip","malware"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T11:54:42.741Z","slug":"MAL-2026-18098","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (c7f807a5943ac03cda3bdddc675ad3192d210e1f0ba1300959feff5d1d29c915)\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- `security-research-startup-snapshot-810764b303`\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":[]}