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id: MAL-2026-14523
title: Malicious code in rce-test (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in rce-test (PyPI)
severity: none
vendor: rce-test
product: rce-test
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - rce-test
published: '2026-08-26'
updated: '2026-08-26'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14523'
references:
  - url: 'https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/rce-test'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
ingestedAt: '2026-08-26T19:27:01.791Z'
---

## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (c27b8e593dc0298e09bb4a5fd6acc68dc03bf324bdc7267e87482fdd10b0fa2d)
Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.


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Category: 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.


Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.


## Affected packages

- `rce-test`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.