pyutiltool

GHSA-4q9r-3vrh-mg8j

Malicious code in pyutiltool (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 3.5`

## Source: kam193 (33b1b5a9f2482626b8ff1dc21fbf8da61082231e20f1b87060ab133957ce634f)
When importing the module and a specific file exists in the current directory, obfuscated code downloads and starts the next stage of obfuscated code (cstealer infostealer)


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


Campaign: 2024-10-pyutiltool 


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - obfuscation


 - infostealer:cstealer

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pyutiltool/MAL-2024-11686.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/pyutiltool
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pyutiltool/MAL-2024-11686.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4q9r-3vrh-mg8j

Compromised versions (1)

= 3.5

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