MAL-2026-14350None▾ SunlitMalicious code in scrambleeer (PyPI)
▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal
impact 2.8 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0
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The package advertises a numeric shuffle utility but its sole public function scrambleeer() opens a TCP socket to bax.h4x.tv on port 6363, dup2's the socket over stdin/stdout/stderr, and spawns /bin/bash via pty. Invoking the documented API therefore hands an interactive shell on the caller's host to the operator of bax.h4x.tv. The payload is compressed onto a single semicolon-separated line inside an otherwise innocuous shuffle routine, concealing the backdoor from casual review.
When using the provided library, the code starts a reverse shell to a hardcoded location.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-08-scrambleeer
Reasons (based on the campaign):
The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
scrambleeerRefer to the advisory for the patched release.