sccket

GHSA-w9pp-g273-jjp3

Malicious code in sccket (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 3.8.5.1`

## Source: kam193 (5a4f6b8eead6d682b7462da07822a284425fa81c17b9493dd8702ba6a8e5fbb7)
Running the module will exfiltrate files from the current directory


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


Campaign: 2025-03-randomwifi


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - files-exfiltration


 - 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/sccket/MAL-2025-3469.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/sccket
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/sccket/MAL-2025-3469.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9pp-g273-jjp3

Compromised versions (1)

= 3.8.5.1

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