MAL-2026-18226 Malicious code in ferretqueue (PyPI)
- Package
- ferretqueue
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-18226?
MAL-2026-18226 is a malicious package in ferretqueue, published on 23 Oct 2026.
Official description
The package ferretqueue 0.1.0 contains no observed install-time network activity, no lifecycle code that fetches or executes remote content, no reads of installer credential paths, and no outbound data flows to third-party destinations. No credential-distribution, silent-relay, backdoor, or self-propagation mechanisms were identified in the shipped files.
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-2026-18226?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.