MAL-2025-5121

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/netspear/MAL-2025-5121.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2025-5121
Published
2025-05-15T18:11:34Z
Modified
2026-03-19T12:55:15.993853Z
Summary
Malicious code in netspear (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (015d4e7a345166ce5767408055a810a394e59a8c40b1a3c459ee006efa647e0a)

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-2025-03018",
            "import_time": "2025-06-18T15:06:01.907134367Z",
            "sha256": "ea6eda20b9944f3c64f2b1317d7f52b997e99a7292e7e95a5e3718158fd1509b",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "modified_time": "2025-06-18T10:15:14Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.7"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2025-05-requestpackat/netspear",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.357754965Z",
            "sha256": "075f67a838fbfebdad8179a87410b65d43e616d4889db07537d92ed5456975cf",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2025-05-15T18:11:34Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2025-05-requestpackat/netspear",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.389754659Z",
            "sha256": "015d4e7a345166ce5767408055a810a394e59a8c40b1a3c459ee006efa647e0a",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2025-05-15T18:11:34Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2025-05-requestpackat/netspear",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.610364061Z",
            "sha256": "54764f23fdbdff7f6b6600a5c3f9a07d7dbf57a820f29cc2c290c42a28200b00",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2025-05-15T18:11:34Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.7"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "RLUA-2026-00554",
            "import_time": "2026-03-19T12:20:08.184359427Z",
            "sha256": "130385d02adbd04e3924dc9d995864ab3bfbeea181db0460889ae885218126d5",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-18T12:16:28Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / netspear

Package

Name
netspear
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Purl
pkg:pypi/netspear

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.7

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/netspear/MAL-2025-5121.json"