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 (c1f805932ecbcd95197e98c6e2336eb773252abf5615fe135076d1848cb90395)
Package contains hidden code adding a backdoor - a WebSocket path handler which will execute commands sent by an attacker knowing the path. In addition, it adds a log handler to remove related access logs.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-04-helmet-fastapi
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- backdoor
- obfuscation