pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwaredonotinstall
MAL-2025-191622
Malicious code in donotinstall (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (a0c56680f6f4db81ec1ad0691253d592055a3581b00e9c93e3dfd6d448b63212) Package contains obfuscated reverse shell. However, it connects with a local IP only, thus it's much more a test than a malicious action --- 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: 2025-10-donotinstall Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine. - obfuscation
Compromised versions (2)
- 1
- 1.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.