pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarememtools
MAL-2025-6549
Malicious code in memtools (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (fafb3bba871c43e80681f3c9f4618ec7547fe2295b120eb93adf31a59bf021f3) Installing the package triggers a code that looks like downloading a picture, but in fact downloads and starts an executable with malware. Note that file supplied from the URL differs depending on the presence of the special header --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-07-memlib Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - malware
Compromised versions (1)
- 2.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.