Malicious code in pxz (PyPI)
Packages are designed to collect basic info about the user when importing them, and have no other purpose. While they claim to do so, some packages from the same uploader use confusing names, clearly suggesting the intention to harvest data from unintentional installations.
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: 2025-02-pxz
Reasons (based on the campaign):
MAL-2025-1986 is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 5 February 2025 and last revised on 19 March 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
IP addresses: 35.170.187.220
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pxz | — | — |
References
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