MAL-2026-10977 Malicious code in lebinfmt (PyPI)

Malicious package Published
Package
lebinfmt
Registry
PyPI

What is MAL-2026-10977?

MAL-2026-10977 is a malicious package in lebinfmt, published on 21 Jul 2026.

Official description

Analysis of lebinfmt 1.0.0 surfaced no behaviors matching supply-chain attack classes. No install-time or import-time network I/O, no credential or filesystem enumeration, no subprocess execution of fetched content, no lifecycle hooks performing sensitive actions, and no hardcoded external destinations were identified across the six files reviewed.

This package is prepared to perform steganography decoding using the same code and was published on the same day as package 'rasterkit,' later used to deliver malicious payload.


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

Campaign: 2026-06-textwrap-toolkit-stager

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • backdoor

  • obfuscation

  • crypto-related

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

  • exfiltration-crypto

What should I do about MAL-2026-10977?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

Sources

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