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  "affected": [
    {
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        "name": "pypdf-fork"
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      ]
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  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
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  "database_specific": {
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      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-04-pypdf-fork/pypdf-fork",
        "import_time": "2026-04-22T21:21:55.649665095Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-04-22T21:09:16.391982Z",
        "sha256": "c3a651b0cc8ca7cc4fcae91ff3160af205a97d0aacacd8e88d76c04ce013bd02",
        "source": "kam193",
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          "6.10.3"
        ]
      }
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  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (c3a651b0cc8ca7cc4fcae91ff3160af205a97d0aacacd8e88d76c04ce013bd02)\nDuring importing the module, package sends a beacon notification to the owner. The package has no other differences from the original legitimate \"pypdf\".\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: 2026-04-pypdf-fork\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - clones-real-package\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-2999",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T21:09:16Z",
  "published": "2026-04-22T21:09:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/pypdf-fork"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in pypdf-fork (PyPI)"
}