{"id":"MAL-2026-18110","title":"Malicious code in facewareretargeter (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in facewareretargeter (PyPI)","severity":"critical","exploited":true,"vendor":"facewareretargeter","product":"facewareretargeter","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["facewareretargeter"],"published":"2026-10-20","updated":"2026-10-20","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-20T21:45:03.422441144Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18110","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/facewareretargeter"}],"tags":["osv","pip","malware"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T11:54:42.742Z","slug":"MAL-2026-18110","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (3d3c954fb5fd6d1ddfc1d5e22129468136fb43fe78c6d69f0df134925b6a8b08)\nThe package uses fake http-downloaded dependencies to track downloads, and 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: 2026-10-vacsdk\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - dependency-confusion\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `facewareretargeter`\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":[]}