ntoutils

GHSA-qx7c-qr48-5vq2

Malicious code in ntoutils (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.3.1`

## Source: kam193 (15b6e8b1974bbd5ee6ee5e5abe0619080d87644b200fd8fc410f70a2f23213ff)
Importing the module downloads and runs a remote executable identified as malware


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


Campaign: 2026-02-ntoutils


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - malware

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/ntoutils/MAL-2026-823.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/ntoutils
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/ntoutils/MAL-2026-823.json
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file-analysis/OWRkY2RkMzE3MTcyYTQ3NWRkNGVkNTIyYWE3M2E1ZGE6MTc3MDcwODgxNg==/summary
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qx7c-qr48-5vq2

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.3.1

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