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🛡️ MAL-2026-4756 — ml2000

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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Description

Malicious code in ml2000 (PyPI)

Source: amazon-inspector

On invoking the ml2000 CLI with no arguments, interactive_menu() in src/ml_labs/generator.py writes a batch file and launches it via subprocess.Popen(["cmd.exe", "/c", bat_path], creationflags=DETACHED_PROCESS | CREATE_NO_WINDOW). The batch script runs taskkill /IM WindowsTerminal.exe /F, taskkill /IM cmd.exe /F, taskkill /IM powershell.exe /F, then pipx uninstall ml2000, then deletes itself. The use of detached/no-window flags hides this from the user, and the README advertises only ML notebook code generation — the destructive behavior is undisclosed. This is install/use-time destruction of installer-side resources: open terminal sessions are force-killed (causing loss of unsaved work in any other shell the user has open) and the package removes itself behind the user's back. Project metadata is also placeholder (Your Name <[email protected]>), corroborating that this is not a legitimate maintained release.

Affected software

MAL-2026-4756 is recorded against 1 package.

  • ml2000

Timeline and source

Published on 22 May 2026 and last revised on 26 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

pypi.org (Package)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-22
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-05-26
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ml2000 — —

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