colorizetext

GHSA-mhxq-38xq-mqgj

Malicious code in colorizetext (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.1`

## Source: kam193 (23bf8532a92e751d1429028961f8b21697466cf5938e629cd11105928584f017)
Package has a hidden code starting an infostealer


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


Campaign: 2025-03-colorizetext


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - obfuscation

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/colorizetext/MAL-2025-2949.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/colorizetext
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/colorizetext/MAL-2025-2949.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhxq-38xq-mqgj

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1.1

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