pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarefarooq4321
MAL-2025-1975
Malicious code in farooq4321 (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (165ce280a6d073eebbba054677a6c80307c8353b31e41732ba1ffc1f8a020aa4) Code in setup.py attempts to call a webhook, but most importantly to execute a revshell --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-02-farooq4321 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. - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
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.