MAL-2025-191774
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-08-12 10:29
Modified
2025-12-31 02:45
Summary
Malicious code in kertash (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (3cb3ef6da7e0d1c1461bb944c5ff0e356b73e52d271afa9e94435097f1d0764f)
When using methods from the package, it downloads an obfuscated code from Github and puts it in multiple localisation. While it appears that this code is used to perform action user requested, deobfuscation reveals exfiltrating user's data instead.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-08-kertash
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
exfiltration-generic
-
A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.
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obfuscation
-
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "kertash"
},
"versions": [
"0.1.5",
"0.1.4"
]
}
],
"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"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"urls": [
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/0xPwnme/kertash/refs/heads/main/kertash.py"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2025-08-kertash/kertash",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.29810541Z",
"modified_time": "2025-08-12T10:29:23.351674Z",
"sha256": "9186893a63a7ed152a9b7d37d35db076087019315d9ccf5e53b6862fc12fd5a3",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.1.5",
"0.1.4"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-08-kertash/kertash",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.323266233Z",
"modified_time": "2025-08-12T10:29:23.351674Z",
"sha256": "3cb3ef6da7e0d1c1461bb944c5ff0e356b73e52d271afa9e94435097f1d0764f",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.1.5",
"0.1.4"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2025-08-kertash/kertash",
"import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.115246658Z",
"modified_time": "2025-08-12T10:29:23.351674Z",
"sha256": "562b62099929e8a145015ac5b08bdc0d669a9cd030f8fe524d9e523bdca392c0",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.1.4",
"0.1.5"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (3cb3ef6da7e0d1c1461bb944c5ff0e356b73e52d271afa9e94435097f1d0764f)\nWhen using methods from the package, it downloads an obfuscated code from Github and puts it in multiple localisation. While it appears that this code is used to perform action user requested, deobfuscation reveals exfiltrating user\u0027s data instead.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-08-kertash\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n\n - A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\n",
"id": "MAL-2025-191774",
"modified": "2025-12-31T02:45:15Z",
"published": "2025-08-12T10:29:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/kertash"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in kertash (PyPI)"
}
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