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Malware

file-writer-control

GHSA-q2w9-5p5p-j26x

Malicious code in file-writer-control (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/file-writer-control/MAL-2025-6505.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/file-writer-control/MAL-2025-6505.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2w9-5p5p-j26x

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.0.1

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