freelabs

GHSA-gpx9-2p8g-f5x4

Malicious code in freelabs (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.1.5`

## Source: kam193 (4807374c9df366a20bb6e33eb5a4c7c8e1790cd10db475eb23c7ffa799c2e7cd)
Once imported, the package scans the disk looking for Telegram Desktop files and exfiltrate them to a hardcoded remote target.


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


Campaign: 2025-05-freelabs


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - target:telegram


 - files-exfiltration


 - obfuscation

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/freelabs/MAL-2025-191734.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/freelabs
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/freelabs/MAL-2025-191734.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpx9-2p8g-f5x4

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.1.5

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