embeds

GHSA-3xq3-2h46-g2q7

Malicious code in embeds (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (46ae6a18503196c40e7fd1759d8a68025e6a980a64821c2a1232b7f76fbc2779)
Importing a module starts downloading and executing an infostealer, widely identified by AV/sandboxes.


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


Campaign: 2024-08-embeds-RealtekHDAudioManager


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/embeds/MAL-2024-11581.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/embeds
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/embeds/MAL-2024-11581.json
- https://tria.ge/240904-zj4b6awckl/behavioral1
- https://tria.ge/240913-pcqgls1cna
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/249c91245c949e8e7cc7f4bd3d6aef9b354c1d249fc3097b0363862ed7269886
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/62a7ed6c03d5e519cc5121fe8ad967bdadbbda106a3250b03ab50fb10457ed37
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3xq3-2h46-g2q7

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.0.1

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