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id: MAL-2026-15828
title: Malicious code in env-validator-tool (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in env-validator-tool (PyPI)
severity: none
vendor: env-validator-tool
product: env-validator-tool
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - env-validator-tool
published: '2026-09-03'
updated: '2026-09-03'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-15828'
references:
  - url: 'https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/env-validator-tool'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
ingestedAt: '2026-09-03T19:32:11.050Z'
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## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (6154c04795237a4ea3c9a29df7ef65a739056eeb3f20a198890bab3eb416f9ff)
In this campaign, one package contains malicious code exfiltrating environment variables during import (telemetry-helper), and another one intentionally installs it as a dependency.


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


Campaign: 2026-09-telemetry-helper


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - exfiltration-env-variables


 - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package


## Affected packages

- `env-validator-tool`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.