novatwo

GHSA-9c9j-4pvj-gjfp

Malicious code in novatwo (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1`

## Source: kam193 (1af6bb35b7731df522c58205dc15fd6f54a91770353f372a1649e9bb7020dff6)
Code hidden in setup.py downloads and executes multi-stage malicious code. Encrypted code from Github downloads a batch script, which then downloads and starts a next executable, which appears to be some kind of infostealer.


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


Campaign: 2025-02-novatwo


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - obfuscation


 - 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/novatwo/MAL-2025-1985.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/novatwo
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/novatwo/MAL-2025-1985.json
- https://tria.ge/250202-13vd2askfn
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/775dfface00c9bac01640dd7b36b01102759389e122c19b3062cecdee45946aa/detection
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c9j-4pvj-gjfp

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.