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Malicious MAL-2024-12312

newpackagetest2024

PyPI package · versions 1.0.0

Reported Nov 30, 2024 · Updated Dec 12, 2025

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: kam193 (1e2e6f858089751c96fa15bde74d24a4dc6a68758e3ee4870a9c0d1f7c66d378)
Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.

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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: 2023-12-valuent

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.

- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.