currentclock

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (d1c91399e9fe0c5525eac175fb302553dfca29a3cea2f469e7c9be512629e71c)
During import, the package automatically downloads and executes code that first acts as an infostealer and then starts code acting as a RAT. It connects with a hardcoded C2 server and waits for commands, supporting e.g. executing remote commands, exfiltrating files, recording the screen, executing GUI actions through PyAutoGUI.


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


Campaign: 2026-04-process-support


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - exfiltration-generic


 - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.


 - rat


 - spyware-like


 - infostealer


 - persistence


 - exfiltration-browser-data


 - exfiltration-crypto


 - files-exfiltration

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/currentclock/MAL-2026-3206.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/currentclock
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/currentclock/MAL-2026-3206.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7r7w-mgvg-m7vw

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.