MAL-2026-18163 Malicious code in phonemeforge (PyPI)
- Package
- phonemeforge
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-18163?
MAL-2026-18163 is a malicious package in phonemeforge, published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
The package was scanned and no indicators of installer-facing harm were found: no install-time or import-time network activity, no credential or environment reads, no outbound exfiltration endpoints, no obfuscated payloads, and no lifecycle hooks performing privileged or remote actions.
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):
other
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
What should I do about MAL-2026-18163?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.