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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

cpan

MAL-2025-6483

Malicious code in cpan (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (e70433969aea3c8283f99098b25b8a598f427b5fd451e9bfd5bc46098704bfb2)
Installing the package starts a revshell and download and starts a remote script (depending on version, different malicious functionality). The name seems to imitate CPAN.org


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


Campaign: 2025-06-cpan


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.


 - impersonation


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

Compromised versions (3)

  • 0.0.2
  • 0.0.3
  • 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.