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MAL-2025-191841
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-11-12 20:57
Modified
2026-03-19 12:23
Summary
Malicious code in python-rootpath (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (bb867560d676e7b79ce110b230906a9630feb223cbcb6072bff5a2636c60a3c7)

Hidden code downloads, saves and import a remote script. The package itself is a clone of a legitimate "rootpath". At the time of analysis, the remote script did not do any harmful action


Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2025-11-python-rootpath

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

  • clones-real-package


{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "python-rootpath"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.1.9",
        "0.1.7",
        "0.1.1",
        "0.1.2",
        "0.1.3",
        "0.1.5",
        "0.1.6",
        "0.1.8"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://www.reversinglabs.com"
      ],
      "name": "ReversingLabs",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "iocs": {
      "urls": [
        "https://pastebin.com/raw/mPx5K6DN"
      ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-11-python-rootpath/python-rootpath",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.492963433Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-11-12T20:57:18.207133Z",
        "sha256": "894d7db316da52e9be82cf9fc3b3c09a36a51beca269246cbc823de15005ee2e",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.1.9",
          "0.1.7"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-11-python-rootpath/python-rootpath",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.517869479Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-11-12T20:57:18.207133Z",
        "sha256": "bb867560d676e7b79ce110b230906a9630feb223cbcb6072bff5a2636c60a3c7",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.1.9",
          "0.1.7"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "RLMA-2025-06584",
        "import_time": "2025-12-24T10:07:31.11011233Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-12-23T08:39:31Z",
        "sha256": "63d4c44546eaa9b33dc5fe1745f42e2966888ec5bb73df4369f8cdd982501fe2",
        "source": "reversing-labs",
        "versions": [
          "0.1.1",
          "0.1.2",
          "0.1.3",
          "0.1.5",
          "0.1.6",
          "0.1.7",
          "0.1.8",
          "0.1.9"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-11-python-rootpath/python-rootpath",
        "import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.146549882Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-11-12T20:57:18.207133Z",
        "sha256": "e4dd471edee03aeb7579dbbbdbefa7594da826040e16473e4a99bf889788e832",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.1.7",
          "0.1.9"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "RLUA-2026-00667",
        "import_time": "2026-03-19T12:20:18.711153455Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-18T12:17:49Z",
        "sha256": "f7e11676db9086d1238c4a81f42abebf09a400f09290aa05e3978f05b12872e3",
        "source": "reversing-labs"
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (bb867560d676e7b79ce110b230906a9630feb223cbcb6072bff5a2636c60a3c7)\nHidden code downloads, saves and import a remote script. The package itself is a clone of a legitimate \"rootpath\". At the time of analysis, the remote script did not do any harmful action\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-11-python-rootpath\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n\n\n - clones-real-package\n",
  "id": "MAL-2025-191841",
  "modified": "2026-03-19T12:23:26Z",
  "published": "2025-11-12T20:57:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/python-rootpath"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in python-rootpath (PyPI)"
}



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