VYPR

pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

swiv

MAL-2025-6897

Malicious code in swiv (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (945d4a5f54e77ae66588b5b64aa30eb2627903bffcb72a3031b9c4b6b2122b43)
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 (fad45d4a336f26f8dbc2d1815665ebb29cbe469468e4beaa55319945a9d8a755)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'swiv' @ 4.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Compromised versions (4)

  • 0.4
  • 4.0.0
  • 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.