randpicker

GHSA-phfq-3x7f-vx22

Malicious code in randpicker (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (378d07b700aa25d356594d7b1c42db107def3dbd1cce734e4c1c50b411048eb6)
When calling the `Email` function, the code creates a backdoor script and attempts to achieve persistence. The script connects to a Telegram bot and awaits commands to execute.


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


Campaign: 2026-06-old-randpicker


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.


 - backdoor


 - uses-telegram-bot


 - persistence


 - peristence-autorun

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/randpicker/MAL-2026-6138.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/randpicker
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/randpicker/MAL-2026-6138.json
- https://opensourcemalware.com/pypi/randpicker
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-phfq-3x7f-vx22

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1.0

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