pypi
Malicious cpucheck @1.2.0
Vulnerability report · Last retrieved from osv.dev August 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM UTC
OSV ID
MAL-2026-1279
Ecosystem
pypi
Summary
Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper Reasons (based on the campaign): - cryptominer
Source: kam193 (5c9d20d009145b270e9b9f2bb73540bb7484845f0cbe9c73f4cf20cc28f776c9)
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