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Malware

install-pyyaml

GHSA-q4pf-ch74-r44r

Malicious code in install-pyyaml (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.19.12`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (6b196a3a87537db3bd5691899d5c2481f27bcee88d6cf9e8576578929b376086)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'install-pyyaml' @ 1.19.12 (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/install-pyyaml/MAL-2023-1372.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/install-pyyaml/MAL-2023-1372.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4pf-ch74-r44r

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 1.19.12

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