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id: "MAL-2026-738"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-738"]
title: "Malicious code in tablescene (PyPI)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "tablescene", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 1.0.3; = 1.0.4", "ecosystem": "pypi"}]
ecosystems: ["pypi"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-02-04T10:24:43+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-2026-738", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T10:28:29+00:00"}]
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# Malicious code in tablescene (PyPI)

## Affected

- pypi:tablescene affected = 1.0.3; = 1.0.4 fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T10:28:29+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-738

## From the sources

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## Source: kam193 (75f24eaea6c977e93d35c431f9bedc66b7757fd5c5635425c28801dad3b50de9)
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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