MAL-2026-18657: Malicious code in strands-aidr (PyPI)

Published Nov 5, 2026
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Source: kam193 (5f7d32ed4f94170c5bd90f8123b2b328eb13b13fad22690cce67dde42281cb23) Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.

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Category: PROBABLYPENTEST - 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: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

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

- The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Affected Software

1 affected component
pip/strands-aidr=9999.0.0

Event History

Nov 5, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·12:44 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:44 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

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