MAL-2026-18139 Malicious code in dictanovaasr (PyPI)
- Package
- dictanovaasr
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-18139?
MAL-2026-18139 is a malicious package in dictanovaasr, published on 21 Oct 2026.
Official description
Package dictanovaasr version 0.1.0 was examined and no evidence of exfiltration, install-time or import-time code execution from external sources, silent relay, credential harvesting, backdoor, or self-propagation was identified. No install-time network activity, no suspicious lifecycle hooks, and no reads of installer-side credential paths (such as ~/.aws, ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc, or environment-variable scraping) were observed.
This campaign consists of similar loader packages, which provide executing code from a given URL. While they do not contain the malicious payload and the usage remains unknown, they are clearly a coordinated campaign to place multiple deceptive ways to load malicious code.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-10-voice-synthesis-profiles
Reasons (based on the campaign):
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
other
What should I do about MAL-2026-18139?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.