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id: "MAL-2026-441"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-441"]
title: "Malicious code in spellcheckpy (PyPI)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "spellcheckpy", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 1.1.0; = 1.2.0", "ecosystem": "pypi"}]
ecosystems: ["pypi"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-01-21T08:10:26+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T10:28:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T10:28:57+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "osv-malicious", "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-441", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T10:28:29+00:00"}]
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# Malicious code in spellcheckpy (PyPI)

## Affected

- pypi:spellcheckpy affected = 1.1.0; = 1.2.0 fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T10:28:29+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-441

## From the sources

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## Source: kam193 (063d67bbc510966bb83b63d1ba79a8279cf212b9028005800d6f2f99534eec46)
Packages contain hidden code that is effectively run during importing or using the library, and downloads second stage code. Then, a process running in background periodically connects to a remote host and waits for next code to execute


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


Campaign: 2025-11-spellcheckers


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - obfuscation


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.


 - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

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