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Malicious MAL-2026-696

pathfiles

PyPI package · versions 1.0.1, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.1.1

Reported Feb 3, 2026 · Updated Feb 3, 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 (a96d53709493a07432f8619b9ca322fef0fb4bf9080a02da7e8f6bc03353b3c0)
Disguised as file system manipulation library, the package hides an obfuscated code to communicate with a Telegram channel. Though the usage is not known at the moment, the package is clearly created for data exfiltration

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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-02-pathfiles

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- obfuscation

- action-hidden-in-lib-usage