Malicious code in pygame-renderkit (PyPI)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (5856daeb3070a9b2a6ffc42d8999ff49c63706ccb27ee683e5fcc4ff175f78f9) During installation, the package attempts to exfiltrate sensitive environment variables and files, establish persistence and open reverse shell. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-08-pygame-renderkit Reasons (based on the campaign): - persistence - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine. - files-exfiltration - exfiltration-env-variables
Malicious code in pygame-renderkit (PyPI)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (5856daeb3070a9b2a6ffc42d8999ff49c63706ccb27ee683e5fcc4ff175f78f9) During installation, the package attempts to exfiltrate sensitive environment variables and files, establish persistence and open reverse shell. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-08-pygame-renderkit Reasons (based on the campaign): - persistence - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine. - files-exfiltration - exfiltration-env-variables
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-14587
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["PyPI"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a91a7c1acd9273b49065317
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 15:22:41 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 15:29:52 UTC
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