cfgmgr-syn

GHSA-xv6h-jx3h-9xqp

Malicious code in cfgmgr-syn (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.26`

## Source: kam193 (ea20f8a566abc23f4b1d13543234fad04a3f791af173dd3dd3024bd93c3308c9)
The code exfiltrates content copied to clipboard content to a hardcoded location. The code is obfuscated and has a persistence mechanism.


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


Campaign: 2026-03-cfgmgr-syn


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - clipboard-stealing


 - obfuscation


 - exfiltration-generic


 - persistence

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cfgmgr-syn/MAL-2026-1999.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/cfgmgr-syn
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cfgmgr-syn/MAL-2026-1999.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xv6h-jx3h-9xqp

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.26

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