pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareakatest
MAL-2025-1961
Malicious code in akatest (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (85ef10e21c20c3c7e5e453a0708a581cb88d8f37961da7c93af948848756fd3d) Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose. --- 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: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest 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.
Compromised versions (3)
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.