evil-py-argo-shell

GHSA-2vrf-mfxf-ww9c

Malicious code in evil-py-argo-shell (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.2`

## Source: kam193 (1739dfc040a7678b086f2ca5bab22249fcea3774fbf83c70a40b6427d6a847ee)
Package demonstrate potentially malicious execution of system commands, and seems to be used for pentesting purposes


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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: GENERIC-simple-tests


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/evil-py-argo-shell/MAL-2025-191722.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/evil-py-argo-shell
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/evil-py-argo-shell/MAL-2025-191722.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2vrf-mfxf-ww9c

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1.2

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