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matlab-cli

MAL-2025-191785

Malicious code in matlab-cli (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (ff0a277d45885a5c1a26f027495e73b5e0aa8b49c7ee3eeafd06cc14e6e8f754)
Importing the module starts a reverse shell


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


Campaign: 2025-05-matlab-cli


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - impersonation


 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.


 - obfuscation

Compromised versions (12)

  • 0.3
  • 0.1
  • 0.2
  • 0.6
  • 0.4
  • 0.7
  • 0.5
  • 0.8
  • 0.9
  • 0.9.1
  • 0.9.2
  • 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.