MAL-2025-5120

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/netpackat/MAL-2025-5120.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2025-5120
Published
2025-05-15T18:11:34Z
Modified
2026-03-19T12:55:12.017265Z
Summary
Malicious code in netpackat (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (f0f971eaa8aa4f59d981802034020fcd9b7c6008c2e9ed41a868a9e3186e7eed)

Code download and runs an executable, which is widely recognized as malware. The system is also configured to run it on startup, and the file is saved in paths attempting to look as a system file.

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

Campaign: 2025-05-requestpackat

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.

  • malware

  • peristence-autorun

Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "https://github.com/FaresEI3RAB/Fares/raw/refs/heads/main/svchost.exe",
            "https://pastebin.com/raw/hxAQV6Nq",
            "https://pastebin.com/raw/Z4VMbzLP"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "RLMA-2025-03017",
            "import_time": "2025-06-18T15:06:01.817978614Z",
            "sha256": "364bc6883ac08ccaa71c86fbd4ddea8c088ae2724d571bffab75d896ea1b9277",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "modified_time": "2025-06-18T10:15:14Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.4"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2025-05-requestpackat/netpackat",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.357024713Z",
            "sha256": "fca30f947fe155b7e74e8f753caff8d20377ff4090a95512595c7bdc413266db",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2025-05-15T18:11:34Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2025-05-requestpackat/netpackat",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.388848708Z",
            "sha256": "f0f971eaa8aa4f59d981802034020fcd9b7c6008c2e9ed41a868a9e3186e7eed",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2025-05-15T18:11:34Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2025-05-requestpackat/netpackat",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.6095485Z",
            "sha256": "4d00cb14bddfeac7255045a34f499cbe51fcf96a229ab60e5f4fb69d3cd5b745",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2025-05-15T18:11:34Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.4"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "RLUA-2026-00553",
            "import_time": "2026-03-19T12:20:08.088016863Z",
            "sha256": "289b33921d587bd0778af30e88dffd763cd67b419524fdb81cdb67e3f25a113f",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-18T12:16:27Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / netpackat

Package

Name
netpackat
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Purl
pkg:pypi/netpackat

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.4

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/netpackat/MAL-2025-5120.json"