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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

mlc-llm-nightly-cu123

MAL-2025-1983

Malicious code in mlc-llm-nightly-cu123 (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (99d49619be0a9e2bcedb22bd4ea489b5cb31a56558e763a78fd09a6f948f2d9e)
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 (1)

  • 9.9.9

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