connections-api-hidden-runner

GHSA-x7vj-mchv-r5gg

Malicious code in connections-api-hidden-runner (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.3`

## Source: kam193 (ae6bedba7c21e763c5a0e27952cf75a13a7705e7681027c87a833417a2035b70)
Importing the module downloads and starts remote executable identified as malware


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


Campaign: 2025-12-foxloveyou


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - malware


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/connections-api-hidden-runner/MAL-2025-192658.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/connections-api-hidden-runner
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/connections-api-hidden-runner/MAL-2025-192658.json
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/cb04d8f744d3df997cf47ce691d6e6e9ad5f6a0d19de70931b5591f2557ab116/summary
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7vj-mchv-r5gg

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1.3

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