MAL-2026-18233 Malicious code in otterload (PyPI)
- Package
- otterload
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-18233?
MAL-2026-18233 is a malicious package in otterload, published on 23 Oct 2026.
Official description
No a static rule matches and no traced-code findings were produced for otterload 0.1.0 on PyPI. The package exhibits no lifecycle-time network activity, no credential or filesystem reads targeting installer-side secrets, no fetch-and-execute of remote content, no silent-relay of caller-supplied data, and no persistence mechanisms.
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-2026-18233?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.