synapseml-utils

GHSA-7vh9-j3hg-cjhx

Malicious code in synapseml-utils (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (4ddf16f7a9941918ea74e21a3742e8f03d7b5c6f5720d7d031d2c69f8d6495c3)
Installing the package starts encrypting the user's file and demanding ransom for the decryption.


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


Campaign: 2026-03-synapseml-utils


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - ransomware

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/synapseml-utils/MAL-2026-1325.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/synapseml-utils
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/synapseml-utils/MAL-2026-1325.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7vh9-j3hg-cjhx

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.