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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

initialtestingdonotpull1235

MAL-2025-41435

Malicious code in initialtestingdonotpull1235 (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (638020a87c6e1aaf4b8542a5b20723a6ed900b986bfd407c8bf55aad3016933f)
Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.


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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.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (a9622e8d5bdc036e8502ca1158478c805862e882dc7a27f493b01dff9ae76115)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'initialtestingdonotpull1235' @ 3.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Compromised versions (1)

  • 3.0.1

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