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id: MAL-2026-17462
title: Malicious code in echogen (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in echogen (PyPI)
severity: critical
exploited: true
vendor: echogen
product: echogen
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - echogen
published: '2026-10-03'
updated: '2026-10-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-03T05:30:03.729232298Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17462'
references:
  - url: 'https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/echogen'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
  - malware
ingestedAt: '2026-10-03T07:26:10.022Z'
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## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (c38ef1a445f502de507bc9e58f66539c816eb765a086e14631bd164bc501a644)
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

- `echogen`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.