sorex

GHSA-mfwv-vvhg-h36w

Malicious code in sorex (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.1.9`

## Source: kam193 (9fc62b886698742e247a58de03e45e48cc06149abb4e65e77df10984818ed4f1)
Clones of libraries to access Aminoapps (e.g. legitimate package amino.fix) with added exfiltration of the given credentials


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


Campaign: 2025-06-sorex


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - exfiltration-credentials


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - clones-real-package

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/sorex/MAL-2025-191873.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/sorex
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/sorex/MAL-2025-191873.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfwv-vvhg-h36w

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.1.9

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