automatic-octo-invention

GHSA-g5hc-fxp7-r4x5

Malicious code in automatic-octo-invention (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (9601d13b646d0f31e4053a8f1d2b159cba6c30b1860a67da0baa3d7d7086d9c4)
In this campaign, packages use names similar to popular services (e.g. Kimi AI) to deploy cryptominer.


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


Campaign: 2026-07-kimichat


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/automatic-octo-invention/MAL-2026-10918.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/automatic-octo-invention
- https://github.com/newbroughblueogwin/automatic-octo-invention
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/automatic-octo-invention/MAL-2026-10918.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g5hc-fxp7-r4x5

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.