aiogram-photo-updater

GHSA-cmjq-4w9x-rx38

Malicious code in aiogram-photo-updater (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.0`

## Source: kam193 (62ec906fc563c8e7b6c22bb0dae1e739e6c3d8e24091105a8eafb292dae2f661)
When run, the package exfiltrates files from a cryptowallet and modifies its executable placing an implant exfiltrating passphrase later.


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


Campaign: 2026-03-aiogram-photo-updater


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - crypto-related


 - covering-tracks


 - exfiltration-crypto


 - files-exfiltration

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/aiogram-photo-updater/MAL-2026-2277.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/aiogram-photo-updater
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/aiogram-photo-updater/MAL-2026-2277.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cmjq-4w9x-rx38

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.