# MAL-2026-17195: Malicious code in claudedashbord (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `claudedashbord` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2026

## What is MAL-2026-17195?

MAL-2026-17195 is a malicious package in claudedashbord, published on 27 Sep 2026. 

### Official description

The package installs a.pth file that CPython auto-executes on every Python interpreter startup. The.pth imports claudedashbord.telemetry and calls telemetry.check(), which performs an HTTPS GET to a hardcoded non-publisher endpoint (https://thisisafalsepositive.st/cdn/v2/panel/manifest.json), verifies the response with an embedded key via security.unsign, and passes the decoded plaintext to exec(). This gives whoever controls that host arbitrary code execution on the installer's machine on any Python invocation after install. The execution path is gated by anti-analysis controls: _is_real() requires Documents/Downloads directories to exist under HOME/USERPROFILE, a 12-hour _GRACE maturity window is persisted in /tmp/claudedashbord-first.ts, and a 6-hour _INTERVAL throttle limits repeat calls — suppressing execution in ephemeral CI/analysis containers and delaying first fire past typical dynamic-analysis windows. The package name resembles 'Claude dashboard' and appears to be a lure. The combination of a.pth auto-executor, fetch-and-exec of remote author-controlled content, hardcoded destination, and workstation-realness/timing gates matches a dropper fingerprint.

During installation, obfuscated code is used to fetch code hidden in an image containing a Python application with a native extension module. This module holds an obfuscated infostealer which collects sensitive data and exfiltrates them to a C2 server retrieved from transaction history in the Polygon blockchain.

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

Campaign: 2026-09-donutautosellsrc

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - infostealer

 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

 - obfuscation

 - malware

 - native-extension

 - steganography

 - c2-in-blockchain

 - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-17195?

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-2026-17195 is a malicious package: claudedashbord (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-2026-17195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17195/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17195

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-17195/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.