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Malicious code in driftwavets (PyPI)

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Vendor response not established. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check back for a fix.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

Affected packages

  • PyPI driftwavets

    Affected
    >= 0.1.0, <= 0.1.0
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
not scored
EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

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Source: amazon-inspector (cc5ec2368bccc13ec6d3f5b028449a5dffe0cf88b1796271052e9e3c97145b4e) driftwavets 0.1.0 contains no observed install-time or import-time code paths that read installer secrets, fetch and execute remote content, relay caller data to a third-party destination, or establish persistence. No lifecycle hooks, build-backend network I/O,.pth side effects, or credential/env scraping were identified in the package contents.

Source: kam193 (e69baa6a16626f26b6f71e04ce89a53a693a06c6545446a9addbecfd6c95d92f) The package belongs to a series of packages falsely advertising 'audio-analysis profiles' loader. In fact, the only purpose is to execute remote code, but the URL is not embedded in the package. It is likely a continuation of the coin-mining campaign 2026-10-voxeval which used similar wording. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign:…

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    Published from osv record MAL-2026-17912

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# Patch Next advisory brief: mal-2026-17912

Advisory: Malicious code in driftwavets (PyPI)
IDs: mal-2026-17912
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/mal-2026-17912 (revision 1, source checked 30 Oct 2026, 06:25 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Unrated
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI driftwavets: affected >= 0.1.0, <= 0.1.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show driftwavets`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on driftwavets.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17912 (OSV record MAL-2026-17912 lists affected ranges: PyPI driftwavets >=0.1.0 <=0.1.0)

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