# MAL-2026-14388: Malicious code in cryptgraphy (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `cryptgraphy` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 23 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-14388?

MAL-2026-14388 is a malicious package in cryptgraphy, published on 23 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

The package impersonates the cryptography/boto3 ecosystem via a typosquatted name and falsified metadata (author 'AWS Support Team' <support@aws.com>, url https://aws.amazon.com/, module docstring 'botoo3 - Utilidades para AWS'). Its setup.py registers a CustomInstall command that runs automatically on `pip install`. The install hook writes a shell script to /tmp that sleeps for five minutes, then downloads an ELF binary from https://file.freestorage-04.bond/files/2026/8/23/10fef88e-73a5-4262-90b8-6585724390e6/boto3_utils.elf via curl/wget, stages it to /tmp/systemd-helper, chmods it executable, and launches it detached with nohup. The shipped Python module is a stub of no-op functions, so the only functional behavior on install is fetching and executing the opaque binary from an anonymous.bond host unrelated to any AWS or cryptography publisher. The delayed execution and systemd-mimicking filename are anti-forensics.

During installation package downloads and executes an executable. The remote executable appears to be broken but suggests intentions for persistence via systemd services, cryptocurrency mining and propagating over the network.  Campaign shows some similarities with 2026-08-boto4

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

Campaign: 2026-08-mlflow-otel-instrumentor

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - typosquatting

 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

 - worm

 - persistence

 - network-scan

 - cryptominer

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14388?

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-2026-14388 is a malicious package: cryptgraphy (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-2026-14388/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14388/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14388

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14388/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.