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 (ade289b57baa6b63431a9653e51023f1e631fbc0e36471acdb51c821410ea8dc)
Package consist of a revshell only. The effective danger is low as it's clearly designed to connect to a localhost only and be used as awareness.
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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: 2025-08-python-dateitil
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- typosquatting
- The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.