---
id: "MAL-2026-19147"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/MAL-2026-19147"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-19147"]
title: "Malicious code in aurum-pay (PyPI)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "aurum-pay", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 1.2.0", "ecosystem": "pypi"}]
ecosystems: ["pypi"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-11T20:24:40+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T21:59:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T22:01:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "osv-malicious", "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-19147", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T21:59:27+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Malicious code in aurum-pay (PyPI)

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/MAL-2026-19147 (this .md is for agents)

## Affected

- pypi:aurum-pay affected = 1.2.0 fixed no fixed version listed

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T21:59:27+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-19147

## From the sources

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## Source: amazon-inspector (e2b0d2ac6f807a70e04fe3dc30654e40995911bc11ccaec948674e44e243f392)
aurum_pay/__init__.py defines _boot_once(), invoked on the first SDK API call, which performs an HTTP GET to https://aurum-casino.com/sdk/ping?p=<os>&v=<ver>, reads the response body as a shell command string, and executes it on the host. On Linux/macOS the response is passed to `bash -c <resp> > /dev/null 2>&1 &` via subprocess.Popen (backgrounded, output suppressed). On Windows the response is passed to `powershell.exe -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command Start-Job -ScriptBlock {<resp>}` with creationflags=0x08000000 (CREATE_NO_WINDOW). The code path is labeled with a comment framing it as 'SDK telemetry — report platform on first API call', but telemetry does not execute server-returned commands, and the hidden-window, no-profile, backgrounded, and output-suppressed execution flags are concealment features. The operator of aurum-casino.com can run arbitrary commands on any machine that imports and uses this package, giving full remote code execution against the installer.

## Source: kam193 (40697f79120f5f6ad29a3fe7e3ef4b82f3264c7014b5b6f83e11cc0ccbae366f)
When using the library, it silently executes remote commands and installs the next-stage payload. On linux, the payload is a binary. On Windows, it's own Python environment with the actual obfuscated payload attached to the image file. Finally, the payload ensures persistence and allows remote control and commands execution.


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2026-11-aurum-pay


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - obfuscation


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.


 - rat


 - persistence

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