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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

dify-api

GHSA-6x6w-97r4-w564

Malicious code in dify-api (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 2.0.0`

## Source: kam193 (a40038bb1837e98127f2e267d1932d1eeb641c93e855c50af9aa25002e28c76b)
Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (ee611ef320a188caabae79f97fae3f9cea337c16665e15d68f4deb38a2b22868)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'dify-api' @ 2.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/dify-api/MAL-2026-248.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/dify-api
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/dify-api/MAL-2026-248.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6x6w-97r4-w564

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 2.0.0

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