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
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
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):
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Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
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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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