prof-tg-go-qu

GHSA-5659-4w95-6f26

Malicious code in prof-tg-go-qu (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (e68d60babccd176fc8f6620e7b711731ff8d6b200d2141b318f1f09482c5a903)
Package silently exfiltrates user's credentials ahead of starting the promised functionality. First batch used simple code, the newer attempt to hide functionality by using compiled modules


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


Campaign: 2025-07-prof-quotex


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.


 - exfiltration-credentials

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/prof-tg-go-qu/MAL-2025-191827.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/prof-tg-go-qu
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/prof-tg-go-qu/MAL-2025-191827.json
- https://tria.ge/250731-25hnpahn7y/behavioral1
- https://tria.ge/250731-lnhpcsfk9x/behavioral1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5659-4w95-6f26

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.