pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarenewpackagetest2025
MAL-2024-12313
Malicious code in newpackagetest2025 (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (bb87fd7186acc9af957e5155c0bfda87798fa733efdea43ff60f647c3eb439a0) Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation. --- 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: 2023-12-valuent Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk. - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
Compromised versions (1)
- 1.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.