{"id":"MAL-2026-3638","title":"Malicious code in openai-spellcheckers (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in openai-spellcheckers (PyPI)","severity":"critical","exploited":true,"vendor":"openai-spellcheckers","product":"openai-spellcheckers","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["openai-spellcheckers"],"published":"2026-05-13","updated":"2026-10-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-30T09:45:03.353092822Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-3638","references":[{"url":"https://helixguard.ai/blog/malicious-spellcheckers-2025-11-19"},{"url":"https://www.aikido.dev/blog/malicious-pypi-packages-spellcheckpy-and-spellcheckerpy-deliver-python-rat"},{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/openai-spellcheckers"}],"tags":["osv","pip","malware"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-30T19:05:36.409Z","slug":"MAL-2026-3638","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (195e6ac284c1a3e97b7683250a5514ed89d903819d2a3c97987782d4725e0e9f)\nPackages 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\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-11-spellcheckers\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `openai-spellcheckers`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":70,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":52.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":18,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}