pyunzip

GHSA-465h-f7h6-4mq4

Malicious code in pyunzip (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (e671073274c02d02bdf77f71684ba7a0a854a30cdd671ea431ff5b4ea6d54add)
Packages downloads remote executable. The final behaviour is unknown, but starts with bypassing UAC and other security controls. Some package clones are obfuscated.


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


Campaign: 2024-08-koalabuilder


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - obfuscation

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pyunzip/MAL-2024-10148.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/pyunzip
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pyunzip/MAL-2024-10148.json
- https://tria.ge/240823-sxpmlavdnk/behavioral2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-465h-f7h6-4mq4

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.