# MAL-2026-14350: Malicious code in scrambleeer (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `scrambleeer` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-14350?

MAL-2026-14350 is a malicious package in scrambleeer, published on 21 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package advertises a numeric shuffle utility but its sole public function scrambleeer() opens a TCP socket to bax.h4x.tv on port 6363, dup2's the socket over stdin/stdout/stderr, and spawns /bin/bash via pty. Invoking the documented API therefore hands an interactive shell on the caller's host to the operator of bax.h4x.tv. The payload is compressed onto a single semicolon-separated line inside an otherwise innocuous shuffle routine, concealing the backdoor from casual review.

When using the provided library, the code starts a reverse shell to a hardcoded location.

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

Campaign: 2026-08-scrambleeer

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14350?

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

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-14350 is a malicious package: scrambleeer (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14350/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14350/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14350

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14350/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.