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id: MAL-2026-10780
title: Malicious code in data-parser-utils (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in data-parser-utils (PyPI)
severity: none
vendor: data-parser-utils
product: data-parser-utils
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - data-parser-utils
published: '2026-07-19'
updated: '2026-07-19'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-10780'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b60ead7581e0d36d47d2362a6843f6ffa3d5748fe7e3a76eef2942d13b3b0613/detection
  - url: >-
      https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file-analysis/ZjIzNWQzZmZhYmMyZmQ5Njg3MWI4MmQ5OTMzYTc3YzU6MTc4NDAyMjgxMA==
  - url: >-
      https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/15378a183d833832b41cf28f061d6108e0145b81a8faf82f5d860828a0b99584/detection
  - url: 'https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/data-parser-utils'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
ingestedAt: '2026-07-20T13:32:44.698Z'
---

## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (55aca4874dc8f9716a1fb1dc61088cf485bee1b7a1ec8a5dc8c19aabff2c71fd)
If using the provided functionality like `parse_json` or `parse_xml` functions, the package will install a Mythic/Poseidon C2 framework beacon and ensure its persistence. After installation, the beacon communicates with C2 on wegoexchange[.]site for further commands.


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2026-07-tennacity


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - typosquatting


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.


 - malware


 - persistence


## Affected packages

- `data-parser-utils`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.