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  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (faca94094d9aee6f6c1cb44ef0429d261258fa7b12ee68d92a93c80054638561)\nInstalling the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research \u0026 co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.\n\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n",
  "id": "MAL-2025-4226",
  "modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:53Z",
  "published": "2024-07-26T16:53:30Z",
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  "summary": "Malicious code in merpe (PyPI)"
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