pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareopenai-spellcheckers
MAL-2026-3638
Malicious code in openai-spellcheckers (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (195e6ac284c1a3e97b7683250a5514ed89d903819d2a3c97987782d4725e0e9f) Packages contain hidden code that is effectively run during importing or using the library, and downloads second stage code. Then, a process running in background periodically connects to a remote host and waits for next code to execute --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-11-spellcheckers Reasons (based on the campaign): - obfuscation - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
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.