cpukill

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

## Source: checkmarx (eb0ec4cb4f16c6cf58e5856f0316c622c6b518a330032fcb0fb444546fc2aebc)
EsqueleSquad group published nearly 6000 malicious PyPi and NPM packages, executing spyware and information-stealing malware

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cpukill/MAL-2023-2609.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cpukill/MAL-2023-2609.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/the-skeleton-squad-tracing-the-origins-and-scope-of-5000-malicious-packages-on-pypi-7516c16e4da9
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-87p8-mgvh-v2fg

Compromised versions (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.