VYPR

pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

mlc-ai-nightly

MAL-2025-1980

Malicious code in mlc-ai-nightly (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (7f1b0b9f87631941501e2d04d9eab7f1cd7232f770812e3373b736f9e682dc2a)
Installing the package exfiltrates information about the host, including environmental variables.


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


Campaign: 2025-01-mlc-ai-nightly


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.


 - exfiltration-env-variables


 - dependency-confusion

Compromised versions (3)

  • 9.9.9
  • 9.9.99
  • 0.0.1

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.