pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareswiv
MAL-2025-6897
Malicious code in swiv (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (945d4a5f54e77ae66588b5b64aa30eb2627903bffcb72a3031b9c4b6b2122b43) 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 (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.