pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarectf-aio-tool
MAL-2025-2952
Malicious code in ctf-aio-tool (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (1641f444ea0056686d1421b67d63c1a6fd944999ed4dff175924de88f1d5182a) Installing the package starts a reverse shell. The remote server is, however, set as a local IP, so it's most probably testing --- 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: 2025-03-marinff Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - obfuscation - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
Compromised versions (1)
- 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.