MAL-2026-18237 Malicious code in slatejob (PyPI)

Malicious package Published
Package
slatejob
Registry
PyPI

What is MAL-2026-18237?

MAL-2026-18237 is a malicious package in slatejob, published on 23 Oct 2026.

Official description

The package slatejob 0.1.0 was examined and no indicators of installer-side harm were identified. No lifecycle network fetches, no outbound exfiltration endpoints, no credential or filesystem reads of sensitive paths, no obfuscated payloads, and no backdoor or persistence mechanisms were observed 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-2026-18237?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

Sources

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