discconnect

GHSA-jjg4-6cqv-2pvg

Malicious code in discconnect (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1`

## Source: kam193 (cd96a216a1790b73568af638b97003c7abd1f502c962137cd1084fb48ebcca64)
During installation, a remote, obfuscated executable is downloaded and started. The executable at least disables automated updates, malware protection and other security mechanisms.


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


Campaign: 2024-11-discconnect


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - typosquatting


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


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - modify-system-without-consent

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/discconnect/MAL-2024-11576.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/discconnect
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/discconnect/MAL-2024-11576.json
- https://tria.ge/241116-2zm18awbpe
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file-analysis/Y2IyYmNjMjNlNjdmNzYwMmM0M2RkYjk4ZTliODllN2Y6MTczMTc5NzYxMg==
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjg4-6cqv-2pvg

Compromised versions (1)

= 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.