mal-2026-1479
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-03-16 18:03
Modified
2026-03-16 18:03
Summary
Malicious code in color-list (PyPI)
Details
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Source: kam193 (86ffbba2d1825f76d4c2baa6a8b7ecbe85514239934a3d7903745d17d4baf704)
Malicious code hidden in the color-list package uses the presence of pretty-tabulate as a trigger to load code hidden in likely a third malicious package. Packages were published simultaneously by two accounts not used for about a year, suggesting hijacked access.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-03-color-list
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package
-
obfuscation
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "color-list"
},
"versions": [
"1.0.1",
"1.0.2"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2026-03-color-list/color-list",
"import_time": "2026-03-16T18:50:22.521978097Z",
"modified_time": "2026-03-16T18:03:13.191622Z",
"sha256": "86ffbba2d1825f76d4c2baa6a8b7ecbe85514239934a3d7903745d17d4baf704",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"1.0.1",
"1.0.2"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (86ffbba2d1825f76d4c2baa6a8b7ecbe85514239934a3d7903745d17d4baf704)\nMalicious code hidden in the color-list package uses the presence of pretty-tabulate as a trigger to load code hidden in likely a third malicious package. Packages were published simultaneously by two accounts not used for about a year, suggesting hijacked access.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-color-list\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package\n\n\n - obfuscation\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-1479",
"modified": "2026-03-16T18:03:13Z",
"published": "2026-03-16T18:03:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/color-list"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in color-list (PyPI)"
}
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Sightings
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