MAL-2024-12230

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/catme/MAL-2024-12230.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12230
Published
2024-11-29T18:14:43Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:32:51.685178Z
Summary
Malicious code in catme (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7b5df44af9cbed7b8a7112f36f9c99b466e9143b36d62fd43e4caf480df811d0)

Importing the module starts executing a remote script, as well as leaves a persitance in the .bashrc

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

Campaign: 2023-12-09-papiculo

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "dce6b833c4bc9c127f00beb4d9ce90e328422e82a123b3c1f1124a6455dce475",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-29T18:14:43Z",
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-09-papiculo/catme",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.034887134Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "7b5df44af9cbed7b8a7112f36f9c99b466e9143b36d62fd43e4caf480df811d0",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-29T18:14:43Z",
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-09-papiculo/catme",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.043074664Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "b33915e6dedc34f8d74203a27af2a45fc8acbde1afe83b2c71c6369e4959ccb6",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-29T18:14:43Z",
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-09-papiculo/catme",
            "versions": [
                "1.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.336185198Z"
        }
    ],
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "papiculo.net"
        ],
        "urls": [
            "https://gitlab.com/fajarranz19/work/-/raw/main/lol1.78"
        ]
    }
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / catme

Package

Name
catme
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Purl
pkg:pypi/catme

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/catme/MAL-2024-12230.json"