MAL-2024-8946

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    MAL-2024-8946

    Published: 23 Sept 2024Last Modified: 12 Dec 2025

    Summary: Malicious code in rcebymrx (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (65ddcbfb52d8c96bb51c713d62841675f75e9e5225efc9380917c6cf79bed8ab) When importing the module, the /etc/passwd file is exfiltrated 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: 2024-09-mrx1w1 Reasons (based on the campaign): - files-exfiltration Source: ossf-package-analysis (b40993e43a581dac0abf88febbde6e0fb833dffb80824ed65880847c3309968d) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'rcebymrx' @ 0.0.1 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/rcebymrx

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rcebymrx

    Purl: pkg:pypi/rcebymrx

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.0.1
    MAL-2024-8946 | CVE-DB