pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareruamel-poc
MAL-2025-6010
Malicious code in ruamel-poc (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (1381375ccfff8dc10b3416284ac4a9a91c69bb2d5e7b652a2df24a64f4c5d512) Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose. --- 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 (8535b01286f7d33300d915d21bc5749c799fbac77f8bc63a9592c9e46afc1b3d) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'ruamel-poc' @ 0.17.16 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Compromised versions (2)
- 0.17.16
- 1.17.16
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.