textgradient

GHSA-284x-9r9r-p5rv

Malicious code in textgradient (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1`

## Source: kam193 (7fe681cdeb2892cd4e567b4ac8aeb6e0eb22885cce024238e010af54711831ec)
Highly obfuscated code that during import downloads a remote script with another obfuscated code. The repository with remote script also contains clearly infostealer code


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


Campaign: 2025-03-textgradient


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - obfuscation


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/textgradient/MAL-2025-3473.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/textgradient
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/textgradient/MAL-2025-3473.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-284x-9r9r-p5rv

Compromised versions (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.