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Malware

install-crypto

GHSA-v67v-qfvh-75g9

Malicious code in install-crypto (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 4.18.5`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (6226d5b0f89ec8275730cc47b85f33998f62c7a555a51ae59917a445ffb9e1d1)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'install-crypto' @ 4.18.5 (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-crypto/MAL-2023-1370.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/install-crypto/MAL-2023-1370.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v67v-qfvh-75g9

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 4.18.5

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