network-utils-simple

GHSA-hvwx-pxcm-q222

Malicious code in network-utils-simple (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.3.3`

## Source: kam193 (1fd943d3243197ac153b2623548e62b4225a59f611cf13fe962bc3ced369a32d)
During installation, there is an attempt to download and execute code. The package has no real functionality.


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


Campaign: 2025-02-network-utils-simple


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/network-utils-simple/MAL-2025-191803.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/network-utils-simple
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/network-utils-simple/MAL-2025-191803.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvwx-pxcm-q222

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.3.3

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