cryptob

GHSA-7cfv-wjpm-j238

Malicious code in cryptob (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.6.0`

## Source: kam193 (d0ee1f01fb1d9fe3ac1d88bec06c858d0c3e33f2531e7ca1afb30177f0b85e84)
Importing starts an infostealer


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


Campaign: 2025-07-cryptoo


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - obfuscation


 - infostealer


 - exfiltration-browser-data


 - exfiltration-generic


 - crypto-related


 - exfiltration-crypto

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cryptob/MAL-2025-6488.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/cryptob
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cryptob/MAL-2025-6488.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7cfv-wjpm-j238

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.6.0

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