PYSEC-2025-72

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: - Updated: 2025-07-31 14:34
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The num2words project was compromised via a phishing attack and two new versions were uploaded to PyPI containing malicious code. The affected versions have been removed from PyPI, and users are advised to remove the affected versions from their environments.

Impacted products
Name purl
num2words pkg:pypi/num2words
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "num2words",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/num2words"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.5.15",
        "0.5.16"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "name": "Mike Fiedler",
      "type": "COORDINATOR"
    }
  ],
  "details": "The `num2words` project was compromised via a phishing attack\nand two new versions were uploaded to PyPI containing malicious code.\nThe affected versions have been removed from PyPI,\nand users are advised to remove the affected versions from their environments.\n",
  "id": "PYSEC-2025-72",
  "modified": "2025-07-31T14:34:47+00:00",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://nitter.tiekoetter.com/SFLinux/status/1949906299308953827"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/supply-chain-security-alert-num2words-pypi-package-shows-signs-of-compromise"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "After a successful phishing attack, new versions of `num2words` were published containing malware."
}


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