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 (7d51c9defecdd382c5048eb6f92b32558355b8457b2b5cd63f3d86e12e8ed35b)
Package contains a reverse shell.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-03-certifications
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
Source: ossf-package-analysis (0515ead14660dcbffe28456794b1f84f6a8416f72a81ede8833f475644c70afd)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'certifications' @ 999.999.999 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.