# GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5: SentinelOne impersonated via PyPI packages

> Attackers distributed malicious Python SDKs impersonating SentinelOne on PyPI, allowing code execution when programmatically invoked.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Dec 2022

## What is GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5?

GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 is a vulnerability in SentinelOne, published on 27 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In December 2022, threat actors impersonated SentinelOne by uploading fake software development kits (SDKs) onto PyPI. The SDKs contain fully functional SentinelOne clients, but the packages also contained malicious backdoors that are only executed when called on programmatically, as opposed to during installation. The packages have since been taken down from PyPI.

## Which versions are affected by GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5?

9 open source packages ship an affected version, including sentinelone, SentinelOne and SentinelOneSDK.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `sentinelone` | PyPI | All versions | None |
| `sentinelone` | PyPI | From 1.0.0 to 1.2.1 | None |
| `SentinelOne` | PyPI | From 1.0.0 to 1.2.1 | None |
| `SentinelOneSDK` | PyPI | All versions | None |
| `Sentinelone` | PyPI | All versions | None |
| `SentineloneSDK` | PyPI | All versions | None |
| `sentinelone-sdk` | PyPI | From 6.2.1 to 6.2.2 | None |
| `sentinelone-sdk` | PyPI | From 6.2.1 to 6.2.2 | None |
| `sentinelonesdk` | PyPI | All versions | None |

## How do I fix GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5?

No fix has been published for GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 is a vulnerability in SentinelOne, published on 27 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- sentinelone (PyPI): affected all versions; no fix listed
- sentinelone (PyPI): affected from 1.0.0 up to 1.2.1; no fix listed
- SentinelOne (PyPI): affected from 1.0.0 up to 1.2.1; no fix listed
- SentinelOneSDK (PyPI): affected all versions; no fix listed
- Sentinelone (PyPI): affected all versions; no fix listed
- SentineloneSDK (PyPI): affected all versions; no fix listed
- sentinelone-sdk (PyPI): affected from 6.2.1 up to 6.2.2; no fix listed
- sentinelone-sdk (PyPI): affected from 6.2.1 up to 6.2.2; no fix listed
- sentinelonesdk (PyPI): affected all versions; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5

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