svcmanager

GHSA-253h-wwcx-h3h7

Malicious code in svcmanager (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (062d589e7c49394864a13694f3de2a89589fd2f5e6a4d2e43e35ce136b6e7e9c)
Package attempts to download an executable and install it as a privileged service. The executable seems to be modified remote access tool


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2025-07-svcmanager


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - backdoor

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/svcmanager/MAL-2025-191883.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/svcmanager
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/svcmanager/MAL-2025-191883.json
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f1bf511ab38a42a2c4c870deb1cd049f56862683471cb103cb845a134e65d82b?nocache=1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-253h-wwcx-h3h7

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.1

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.