MAL-2025-6598

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/syscachelib/MAL-2025-6598.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2025-6598
Published
2025-06-17T06:40:46Z
Modified
2026-03-19T12:57:13.502611Z
Summary
Malicious code in syscachelib (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (c8aa87f03342830d082dcfd87dfce0528b19781902f9c9e56a7379046d8a1572)

Importing the module starts a UAC bypass through fodhelper to run a privileged shell, and download and execute a remote file.

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

Campaign: 2025-06-syscachelib

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • Downloads and executes a remote executable.
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2025-07-31T19:16:40Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "9439421074301faa201d8a700cc7c6a9b3e3a158c495b3653c518eea4873374e",
            "id": "RLMA-2025-03697",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "import_time": "2025-08-01T10:07:14.216496533Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2025-06-17T06:40:46Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "15f8ac921b946afdd64e282531a4b3facd26e0ab054a2623c06ae45b2427e33b",
            "id": "pypi/2025-06-syscachelib/syscachelib",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.620419522Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2025-06-17T06:40:46Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "c8aa87f03342830d082dcfd87dfce0528b19781902f9c9e56a7379046d8a1572",
            "id": "pypi/2025-06-syscachelib/syscachelib",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.661235237Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2025-06-17T06:40:46Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ],
            "sha256": "52bff373c7a386ec56b7af2e25df2663e33239505b905f7afba7425da40d1c1b",
            "id": "pypi/2025-06-syscachelib/syscachelib",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.849757308Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-03-18T12:19:11Z",
            "sha256": "192b5d9ba2c47356235831260dcb41d5d7191e2ba844b436421e2e92dedb0abd",
            "id": "RLUA-2026-00793",
            "source": "reversing-labs",
            "import_time": "2026-03-19T12:20:31.149813812Z"
        }
    ],
    "iocs": {
        "urls": [
            "https://pixeldrain.com/api/file/W9GvXEhE?download"
        ]
    }
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / syscachelib

Package

Name
syscachelib
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Purl
pkg:pypi/syscachelib

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/syscachelib/MAL-2025-6598.json"