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Malware

pygame-install

GHSA-mw2h-f5q5-wxhw

Malicious code in pygame-install (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 17.14.20`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (93390eea0977ef15ff0c7413e64df5bd99497ea76e9238097ee0b6f4b9862fdd)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'pygame-install' @ 17.14.20 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pygame-install/MAL-2023-1389.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pygame-install/MAL-2023-1389.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mw2h-f5q5-wxhw

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 17.14.20

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