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Malware

cicibot-fix-message-naming

GHSA-h8qq-8f4f-33jf

Malicious code in cicibot-fix-message-naming (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (7fb20d1d9da8ede0270346034bb6fdca56ef578e35a73b4cb0301664ab4a27ab)
Importing the module starts a reverse shell


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


Campaign: 2026-02-cicibot-fix-message-naming


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (d90c985621252f6a8359b5fb8924d30a8541213ba43ddaac7c9215b7b22fe195)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'cicibot-fix-message-naming' @ 0.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cicibot-fix-message-naming/MAL-2026-921.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/cicibot-fix-message-naming
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cicibot-fix-message-naming/MAL-2026-921.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8qq-8f4f-33jf

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.0.1

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