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Malware

win23crypt

GHSA-6w5g-5vq8-8qjc

Malicious code in win23crypt (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.2`

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/win23crypt/MAL-2024-6213.json))

**References:**
- https://blog.virustotal.com/2023/06/inside-of-wasps-nest-deep-dive-into.html
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/win23crypt/MAL-2024-6213.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w5g-5vq8-8qjc

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.1.2

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