test-package-avinav

GHSA-rwgc-67fr-gwj8

Malicious code in test-package-avinav (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (db665678ac908b6f9aa76ef069759ebd70b62c901a6f840b765ba7cac299c423)
During installation, a heavily obfuscated code is executed. Exact behaviour unclear


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


Campaign: 2025-07-test-package-avinav


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - obfuscation

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (a701dbfb1fb2a151d070e86ea07710e08c317743ac5b90d82b3cdc2231cd3093)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'test-package-avinav' @ 0.0.1 (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/test-package-avinav/MAL-2025-5837.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/test-package-avinav
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/test-package-avinav/MAL-2025-5837.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwgc-67fr-gwj8

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.