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Malicious MAL-2026-651

cat-admin-tool

PyPI package · versions 9.1.0

Reported Feb 2, 2026 · Updated Mar 19, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: kam193 (34286533490c9ad41743b1eea6659d9c4fd3e62d1a830658b90840f3c49a6c8c)
Obfuscated code is used to hide exfiltration of basic data (hostname, etc.).

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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2026-02-zabitmajeed00

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- obfuscation

- The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

- dependency-confusion

Indicators of compromise

Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.

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