> Target: Python package managers using tokio-tar (e.g., uv). An attacker uploads a malicious package to PyPI. The package's outer TAR contains a legitimate pyproject.toml, but the hidden inner TAR contains a malicious one that hijacks the build backend. During package installation, the malicious config overwrites the legitimate one, leading to RCE on developer machines and CI systems.
It seems to imply that you’re already installing a package uploaded by a malicious entity. Is the vulnerable workflow something like “you manually download the package archive, unpack it with system tar, audit all the files and then run uv install, which will see different files”?