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 (910e787804512eabe1c118f5347fed9f57ca936717e18a80d26622108d75399e)
During the installation, sensitive information are exfiltrated (incl. env variables)
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-07-vtk-osmesa
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- exfiltration-env-variables
- The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
- The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
Source: ossf-package-analysis (c7551fe96e5c82f2d015f2192ef59cb289a105d8549b9d18285d3fd33e7f1bf4)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'vtk-osmesa' @ 900.548.735 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Indicators of compromise
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Domains
- deadly-polished-snail[.]ngrok-free[.]app other packages →