mal-2026-983
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-02-22 16:53
Modified
2026-02-22 16:53
Summary
Malicious code in tensorflow-opt (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (c2197ee3bfb727ff46f407a50a515013ad05c423bfe202eea90eb6b593f08b14)

Package is likely a dependency confusion against some legitimate extension packages for TensorFlow but contains just cryptominers. When calling the "start" method, the cryptominer is copied from the package directory to the main TensorFlow installation dir, and the cryptomining for a hardcoded wallet starts.

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

Campaign: 2026-02-old-tensorflow-opt

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • impersonation

  • dependency-confusion

  • cryptominer

Credits
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) github.com/kam193 bad-packages.kam193.eu/
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "tensorflow-opt"
      },
      "versions": [
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        "0.8",
        "0.9",
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        "0.26",
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        "0.30",
        "0.40"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-02-old-tensorflow-opt/tensorflow-opt",
        "import_time": "2026-02-22T17:09:55.675085375Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-02-22T16:53:45.404256Z",
        "sha256": "c2197ee3bfb727ff46f407a50a515013ad05c423bfe202eea90eb6b593f08b14",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.6",
          "0.7",
          "0.8",
          "0.9",
          "0.10",
          "0.11",
          "0.12",
          "0.13",
          "0.14",
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          "0.16",
          "0.17",
          "0.18",
          "0.19",
          "0.20",
          "0.21",
          "0.22",
          "0.23",
          "0.24",
          "0.25",
          "0.26",
          "0.27",
          "0.28",
          "0.29",
          "0.30",
          "0.40"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (c2197ee3bfb727ff46f407a50a515013ad05c423bfe202eea90eb6b593f08b14)\nPackage is likely a dependency confusion against some legitimate extension packages for TensorFlow but contains just cryptominers. When calling the \"start\" method, the cryptominer is copied from the package directory to the main TensorFlow installation dir, and the cryptomining for a hardcoded wallet starts.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-old-tensorflow-opt\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - impersonation\n\n\n - dependency-confusion\n\n\n - cryptominer\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-983",
  "modified": "2026-02-22T16:53:45Z",
  "published": "2026-02-22T16:53:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e8e775add50c67e1c6f6ca20db318f745e22b085afcbdf5634015e6ef91e8853/detection"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/402438684406d1e3b2d1d5629151259ad864ffc55c8e6ab176f4c47c543d4fee/detection"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/tensorflow-opt"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in tensorflow-opt (PyPI)"
}


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