matplotliv

GHSA-r3gw-54r9-3mhm

Malicious code in matplotliv (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (491ff5ae8247837ff9be18d46366f453395dab2413f44f6251aff0b271f7d25b)
Typosqatting package collecting, but not exfiltrating (thus fulfiling the educational promise), sensitive data


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: 2025-09-matplotliv


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - typosquatting

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/matplotliv/MAL-2025-191787.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/matplotliv
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/matplotliv/MAL-2025-191787.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3gw-54r9-3mhm

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.