kgmicolors

GHSA-9wp4-f3fx-cmvh

Malicious code in kgmicolors (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (0d93708c54253e6772832d4aa1ef7f59e5f4f4c159d5ffaaa4045d8267b15b30)
Package contains hidden code that downloads a next stage script, which finally downloads and starts a malware from XWORM family as well as an infostealer


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


Campaign: 2025-02-kgmicolors


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.


 - 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/kgmicolors/MAL-2025-2969.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/kgmicolors
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/kgmicolors/MAL-2025-2969.json
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file-analysis/ZWU5OThlMWFlZWU3NTFhOGIwOGZmYzExMWU1MTk1MzM6MTc0MDUxNjgxMw==
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wp4-f3fx-cmvh

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.