pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarerequestss3
MAL-2025-972
Malicious code in requestss3 (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (1bfd2f315e97954adea4ee625dec63e7faf224270260aea1f9515ea35843b4ee) 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 (1)
- 3.3.3.3
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.