{"id":"MAL-2026-18296","title":"Malicious code in zagents-message-bus (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in zagents-message-bus (PyPI)","severity":"critical","exploited":true,"vendor":"zagents-message-bus","product":"zagents-message-bus","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["zagents-message-bus"],"published":"2026-10-25","updated":"2026-10-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-25T19:45:02.907391096Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18296","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/zagents-message-bus"}],"tags":["osv","pip","malware"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-26T12:01:30.294Z","slug":"MAL-2026-18296","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (0d1891d5d76adad51e120baa41752f0cc878b243eb400e7a12aba1616d31d1f7)\nInstalling the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package 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: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest\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 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `zagents-message-bus`\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":[]}