awsutil

GHSA-2rxp-6hhm-rpjv

Malicious code in awsutil (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 99.99.99`

## Source: kam193 (86d4af9fafbcfb6e3789a38b426c744e4ac67da10eb1fa225be3a715189fb1c2)
Dependency confusion research package with advanced module-mocking


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: 2025-12-sec-lab-it


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - dependency-confusion


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.


 - typosquatting

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/awsutil/MAL-2025-192961.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/awsutil
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/awsutil/MAL-2025-192961.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rxp-6hhm-rpjv

Compromised versions (1)

= 99.99.99

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