aws-glue

GHSA-x4c2-8xg9-pcg7

Malicious code in aws-glue (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 6.1.4`

## Source: kam193 (96424ced6ac0c4b9f671c5f7f03b4b99f7354e1eb2c48aba76f405f078a62ec6)
This is a couple of packages with names appearing to be a library for an AWS or other service. Their only behaviour is to call home on installation or import


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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: 2025-01-aws-glue


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - dependency-confusion

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/aws-glue/MAL-2025-2940.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/aws-glue
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/aws-glue/MAL-2025-2940.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4c2-8xg9-pcg7

Compromised versions (1)

= 6.1.4

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