MAL-2024-12259

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/driftme/MAL-2024-12259.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12259
Published
2024-11-29T18:14:43Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:39:24Z
Summary
Malicious code in driftme (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (4db40025175947d42bcca75bc2f04d0dab05379e9e84108c40de1cda6a854604)

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 
{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "papiculo.net"
        ],
        "urls": [
            "https://gitlab.com/fajarranz19/work/-/raw/main/lol1.78"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-09-papiculo/driftme",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.11440008Z",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-29T18:14:43Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "4bc96d0149e984cf93e1b7bf15de1918088cb524539497e12646f4836b5ae4b0",
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-09-papiculo/driftme",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.125989478Z",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-29T18:14:43Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "4db40025175947d42bcca75bc2f04d0dab05379e9e84108c40de1cda6a854604",
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2023-12-09-papiculo/driftme",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.410585504Z",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-29T18:14:43Z",
            "sha256": "2cfc67b42dd19cf0e9806f3cf07789e0d7eec73b71e129275aad42b220655dbc",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "1.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / driftme

Package

Name
driftme
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Purl
pkg:pypi/driftme

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/driftme/MAL-2024-12259.json"