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Malware

pylint-sys

GHSA-hcfg-3rch-hwrp

Malicious code in pylint-sys (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 8.15.6`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (b069b475056c2219d8f5f62b9e0479ba4dfb9a18639f9afd674c9ef90359882d)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'pylint-sys' @ 8.15.6 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pylint-sys/MAL-2023-1395.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pylint-sys/MAL-2023-1395.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcfg-3rch-hwrp

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 8.15.6

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