pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarelibasync
MAL-2026-14308
Malicious code in libasync (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (3563869a8df47e05e731eafb6ea62b3d8c60672c038444139d0ff5f8941bebcf) The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code ## Source: kam193 (a46929f4ba4ca97beaf5511f0be0af36c4d1e9deff65bea3821137c2c258eb9c) During import, the code obfuscated in native extension downloads malicious remote executable and establishes persistence via registry keys. Downloaded binary seems to be used for cryptomining. Attacker infrastructure corresponds with the campaign 2026-07-pyqt6darktheme. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-08-libasync Reasons (based on the campaign): - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - obfuscation - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment. - native-extension - persistence - cryptominer
Compromised versions (1)
- 1.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.