clip-logger

GHSA-25wx-h8xr-qfp6

Malicious code in clip-logger (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.0`

## Source: kam193 (0ee6244e4630a085f305c933f50283a232dda9e0d8e0ba3bab2bb880e53a736d)
The package contains code to steal clipboard content to a predefined remote location. If run in the right way, the code will periodically check the clipboard and if the content matches the pattern, exfiltrates it. Early versions contain this behavior mentioned in the README. The targeted data are likely cryptocurrency secret seed phrases.


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


Campaign: 2026-06-clip-logger


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - clipboard-stealing


 - crypto-related

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/clip-logger/MAL-2026-5293.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/clip-logger
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/clip-logger/MAL-2026-5293.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-25wx-h8xr-qfp6

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.0

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