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id: MAL-2026-18119
title: Malicious code in ssemver (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in ssemver (PyPI)
severity: critical
exploited: true
vendor: ssemver
product: ssemver
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - ssemver
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-20T23:45:07.229408563Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18119'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e6d96b5500b232bea67f6f9046cfbc22d29a515c42d2af9523a15ebe8a7c4ab7/
  - url: 'https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/ssemver'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
  - malware
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T11:54:42.745Z'
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## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (6aacc4af4fb66d334fa0153d79a707cf0c3decfe3d3b7ed41c67697f21d8b16b)
During installation, package downloads and executes malware.


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


Campaign: 2026-10-semvver


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - malware


 - typosquatting


## Affected packages

- `ssemver`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.