MAL-2024-12190

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/ansishade/MAL-2024-12190.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12190
Published
2024-11-13T06:46:16Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:35:03.456246Z
Summary
Malicious code in ansishade (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (c34f34cc1bdc60a4851d462f058187107a8c200d06ce08295d773f351fa1749a)

Importing the module starts the banner() function, which downloads and runs an obfuscated remote script. The package seems to be a clone a one of existing similar packages.

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

Campaign: 2024-11-tingetone

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • clones-real-package

  • obfuscation

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.

Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "https://tinyurl.com/f0reUpdate"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-13T06:46:16Z",
            "sha256": "f10534323fb0b043800273accc6b129e209d19f2ab97136ca2ac7b56b26492a8",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-tingetone/ansishade",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:54.908787968Z"
        },
        {
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-13T06:46:16Z",
            "sha256": "c34f34cc1bdc60a4851d462f058187107a8c200d06ce08295d773f351fa1749a",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-tingetone/ansishade",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:17.950340086Z"
        },
        {
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ],
            "modified_time": "2024-11-13T06:46:16Z",
            "sha256": "896f00229ff836350c9bf8ee343c7e51cd0f9617339f8f69965153037ee8834a",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-tingetone/ansishade",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.253830956Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / ansishade

Package

Name
ansishade
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Purl
pkg:pypi/ansishade

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/ansishade/MAL-2024-12190.json"