MAL-2026-18326 Malicious code in changes-lxc-wrapper (PyPI)

The distribution changes-lxc-wrapper ships a trivial package whose top-level import name is ca_certificates, creating a mismatch between the distribution name and the import namespace it occupies. The shipped __init__.py only defines a __version__ constant and an info() function returning a placeholder string. There are no install or build hooks, no top-level import-time side effects, no subprocess or network activity, and no credential or filesystem access. Package metadata is placeholder (Your Name / [email protected]). No installer-side harmful behavior is present in the shipped code; the only concern is namespace shadowing on the common ca_certificates import name.

Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

• The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

• The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.