MAL-2022-7423 Malicious code in free-net-vpn (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2022-7423 is a malicious package: free-net-vpn (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2022-7423/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2022-7423/index.md)
- Package
- free-net-vpn
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2022-7423?
MAL-2022-7423 is a malicious package in free-net-vpn, published on 30 Aug 2022.
Official description
Security researchers at Check Point Research discovered a malicious package called
free-net-vpn that targets environment variables. PyPI has since removed free-net-vpn.What should I do about MAL-2022-7423?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgw6-3fjm-w5f6.