xcepthttp

GHSA-mgwj-vjwx-rc43

Malicious code in xcepthttp (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.2`

## Source: kam193 (98504a58d8dccbb3ea09cc521e14c9a64707763302db04111ad32eeba8616925)
Importing the module starts downloading and executing first a script, and then a widely identified malware

Packages are used as dependencies in a GitHub project https://github.com/ToolParadiseDrako/Nuker-Tool-Paradise


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


Campaign: 2025-03-httpx-client


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.


 - malware

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/xcepthttp/MAL-2025-3483.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/xcepthttp
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/xcepthttp/MAL-2025-3483.json
- https://tria.ge/250316-s2sj2sxmx7
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/08a2072bf8e155457afe84d61a9d2e077183b7b8413c9c601c9cf30454c2f4a0
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mgwj-vjwx-rc43

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.0.2

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