scraper-npm

GHSA-q286-8r58-xpfm

Malicious code in scraper-npm (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.4`

## Source: kam193 (5705e85e8288aeffbfe964329624dcbb5b2e30cebb0023da5b605ee5fb0aef4e)
During import, the package exfiltrates files (especially .env and JSON) and eventually configures a backdoor by adding its own SSH key to the authorized_keys.


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


Campaign: 2026-02-scraper-npm


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - files-exfiltration


 - backdoor


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/scraper-npm/MAL-2026-1000.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/scraper-npm
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/scraper-npm/MAL-2026-1000.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q286-8r58-xpfm

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.4

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