MAL-2024-12282

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/handyfiles/MAL-2024-12282.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12282
Published
2024-12-24T17:49:23Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:39:53.192027Z
Summary
Malicious code in handyfiles (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (381cd796d4e5fce8fb62c337374b5303e0b2466d67467efc95cbc4d7d8248dd4)

During the installation, the package iterates its files and attempts to import a hidden module - which is embedded as ZIP archive in the image file

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

Campaign: 2024-12-handyfiles

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

  • obfuscation

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.235301379Z",
            "modified_time": "2024-12-24T17:49:23Z",
            "sha256": "ff07706cf12a9e367be39e539835ae8ee32652676ab1837588447db7871e60bb",
            "source": "kam193",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "id": "pypi/2024-12-handyfiles/handyfiles"
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.257293387Z",
            "modified_time": "2024-12-24T17:49:23Z",
            "sha256": "381cd796d4e5fce8fb62c337374b5303e0b2466d67467efc95cbc4d7d8248dd4",
            "source": "kam193",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "id": "pypi/2024-12-handyfiles/handyfiles"
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.520858731Z",
            "modified_time": "2024-12-24T17:49:23Z",
            "sha256": "7efccb64b4cdd8fb7874c44d3a4fc5d80cfcb38076c5bf26250310dddef5d4ee",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ],
            "id": "pypi/2024-12-handyfiles/handyfiles"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / handyfiles

Package

Name
handyfiles
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Purl
pkg:pypi/handyfiles

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/handyfiles/MAL-2024-12282.json"