xmrig-miner

GHSA-c7w6-2836-j839

Malicious code in xmrig-miner (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.0`

## Source: kam193 (c3d760afc863697f46cbb6716644c1e7b7e937044ee10ce72b3bce7b549cdcc8)
Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet.


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


Campaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - cryptominer

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/xmrig-miner/MAL-2026-1282.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/xmrig-miner
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/xmrig-miner/MAL-2026-1282.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c7w6-2836-j839

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.0

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.