netkit-lite

GHSA-2vxj-v9jf-9ch7

Malicious code in netkit-lite (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.2.3`

## Source: kam193 (b4f77a4b324adb21fdeb5020c213d4ad7d72eefe9f26ee0c134a1cc8544255e9)
Project is intended only for presenting dependency confusion and exfiltrates basic data


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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: 2025-09-netkit-lite


Reasons (based on the campaign):


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


 - dependency-confusion

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/netkit-lite/MAL-2025-48895.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/netkit-lite
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/netkit-lite/MAL-2025-48895.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2vxj-v9jf-9ch7

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.2.3

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