vocabbench (PyPI) · Malicious Code
Affects vocabbenchSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove vocabbench and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 17:40 UTC
Malicious package
Published to PyPI · OSV MAL-2026-18173
What to do
Remove vocabbench from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PyPIvocabbench | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The vocabbench package version 0.1.0 on PyPI is part of a malicious campaign that involves loader packages designed to download and execute remote malicious scripts. Although this specific package version does not exhibit direct credential theft, remote code execution, or backdoor behavior on its own, it serves as a mechanism to load malicious code from external sources. This activity is part of a coordinated campaign with clearly malicious intent.