datapipe-util

GHSA-x23g-3j9q-rcv6

Malicious code in datapipe-util (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.7.2`

## Source: kam193 (74a9da1afe75ec2379c4bade6ac5145c920900e1a1e1173d59b9003061e3fb0f)
The package intentionally uses the malicious binproto package deploying the malware.


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


Campaign: 2026-05-binproto


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - obfuscation


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - 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/datapipe-util/MAL-2026-4820.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/datapipe-util
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/datapipe-util/MAL-2026-4820.json
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b9b47b069a9ad7ff489817a035c158b5a99754178f7bbf36c112fdd5eff9ee08/detection
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x23g-3j9q-rcv6

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.7.2

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