🛡️ MAL-2026-4166 — tarpackage
Description
Malicious code in tarpackage (PyPI)
Source: kam193
The package exfiltrates env variables during installation
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-05-tarpackage
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
- exfiltration-env-variables
Affected software
MAL-2026-4166 is recorded against 1 package.
- tarpackage
Timeline and source
Published on 19 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
Indicators of compromise
IP addresses: 82.98.144.242
URLs: http://82.98.144.242:10443/tarpackage
References
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tarpackage | — | — |
References
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