wacve-utils

GHSA-6wp2-7xxw-m8c6

Malicious code in wacve-utils (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.7`

## Source: kam193 (de96a68d25555c9ee1792a22b84307ba3bc68d1e012bd841454dc775986260cb)
The package contains encrypted code with infostealers targeting Linux and Android (execution under Termux). The encrypted code collects files, browsers data, text messages and exfiltrates them to a Telegram channel.


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


Campaign: 2026-08-wacve-utils


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - files-exfiltration


 - exfiltration-browser-data


 - uses-telegram-bot


 - obfuscation


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.


 - infostealer

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/8f5c195bfbfade8a4488f5427d0f4dfa4a2374e7/osv/malicious/pypi/wacve-utils/MAL-2026-11428.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/wacve-utils
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/8f5c195bfbfade8a4488f5427d0f4dfa4a2374e7/osv/malicious/pypi/wacve-utils/MAL-2026-11428.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wp2-7xxw-m8c6

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.7

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