pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarespeedtestpython
GHSA-7cx5-4wg2-3wpj
Malicious code in speedtestpython (PyPI)
Details
**Severity:** Critical **Affected versions:** `= 0.1` ## Source: kam193 (e6f351fd3b705c5c3ec61271d7b892158082a255cc25065da833f06f336b29f6) Infostealer with multiple possibilities, but not auto-activating on installation. There are already multiple attempts to publish it, with different innocent-looking names. The campaign contains the with Infostealer itself and packages that include it as dependency and triggered. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-02-multis Reasons (based on the campaign): - infostealer - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/speedtestpython/MAL-2025-3002.json)) **References:** - https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/speedtestpython - https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/speedtestpython/MAL-2025-3002.json - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7cx5-4wg2-3wpj
Compromised versions (1)
- = 0.1
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.