python-tg-bot

GHSA-f632-73w4-88p8

Malicious code in python-tg-bot (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 22.5.1`

## Source: kam193 (5397ab6595b8237172e9a49952d092803e03526e3dda8277c64dc4d26ae45ff2)
During importing, a dependency with infostealer is loaded and package attempts to exfiltrate credentials.


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


Campaign: 2025-12-blank-lib


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - infostealer:blankgrabber


 - clones-real-package


 - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package


 - exfiltration-credentials

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/python-tg-bot/MAL-2025-192365.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/python-tg-bot
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/python-tg-bot/MAL-2025-192365.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f632-73w4-88p8

Compromised versions (1)

= 22.5.1

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