data-parser-utils

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 2.4.1`

## Source: kam193 (55aca4874dc8f9716a1fb1dc61088cf485bee1b7a1ec8a5dc8c19aabff2c71fd)
If using the provided functionality like `parse_json` or `parse_xml` functions, the package will install a Mythic/Poseidon C2 framework beacon and ensure its persistence. After installation, the beacon communicates with C2 on wegoexchange[.]site for further commands.


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


Campaign: 2026-07-tennacity


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - typosquatting


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.


 - malware


 - persistence

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/data-parser-utils/MAL-2026-10780.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/data-parser-utils
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/data-parser-utils/MAL-2026-10780.json
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file-analysis/ZjIzNWQzZmZhYmMyZmQ5Njg3MWI4MmQ5OTMzYTc3YzU6MTc4NDAyMjgxMA==
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/15378a183d833832b41cf28f061d6108e0145b81a8faf82f5d860828a0b99584/detection
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b60ead7581e0d36d47d2362a6843f6ffa3d5748fe7e3a76eef2942d13b3b0613/detection
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cq5-282w-jv2h

Compromised versions (1)

• = 2.4.1

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