netping

GHSA-4crr-xppf-cf52

Malicious code in netping (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.2.0`

## Source: kam193 (ecc862a2bc12e6779034a99abd68c5d4ffb047f1fc2ae94407dd9e4ad54df5cf)
The package silently downloads and installs an autostart script that then monitors clipboards and replaces copied cryptowallet adresses.


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


Campaign: 2026-05-netping


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - persistence


 - crypto-related


 - clipboard-modify


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/netping/MAL-2026-3805.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/netping
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/netping/MAL-2026-3805.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4crr-xppf-cf52

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.2.0

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