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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

web3dummycti

GHSA-6wx2-4vrw-58w4

Malicious code in web3dummycti (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (9a702a53b1f08d4ee8e06e9dc19f6c942ee7bd755274f898a2ff737796557316)
If the method from the module is called, it attempts to download a malicious code (identified as msf payload) and save it locally. In the analysed version, the code starting the malicious code was commented out.


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


Campaign: 2025-07-web3dummycti


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/web3dummycti/MAL-2025-191928.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/web3dummycti
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/web3dummycti/MAL-2025-191928.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6wx2-4vrw-58w4

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.1.0

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