Malicious code in nvtorch-oot-nightly (PyPI)
Malware
Published
Aug 1, 2026
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Aug 1, 2026
Description
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Aug 1, 2026
Reviewed
Aug 1, 2026
Last updated
Aug 1, 2026
Source: kam193 (0f81b904b849df393cbe5c34f952af65d8b28e0797e33d62cf964df77d4929c7)
Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.
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: 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.
Credit: OpenSSF (source)
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