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Malware

tpreproofcandy

GHSA-h8hv-hvj2-g62v

Malicious code in tpreproofcandy (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

## Source: checkmarx (d8f9066c2253586cc21e01f51bfea18ed06074e4045df7e77a404fe2a45d6c99)
EsqueleSquad group published nearly 6000 malicious PyPi and NPM packages, executing spyware and information-stealing malware

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/tpreproofcandy/MAL-2023-7568.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/tpreproofcandy/MAL-2023-7568.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/the-skeleton-squad-tracing-the-origins-and-scope-of-5000-malicious-packages-on-pypi-7516c16e4da9
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8hv-hvj2-g62v

Compromised versions (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.