pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarehttppack
MAL-2025-6522
Malicious code in httppack (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (d66d0c3948eb48c93a56872d2a149edfcc65ae57178e7d7a51405ef755880939) Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm. --- 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-simple-tests Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Compromised versions (2)
- 0.1
- 0.2
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.