MAL-2024-12227 Malicious code in calcnotepad (PyPI)
- Package
- calcnotepad
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-12227?
MAL-2024-12227 is a malicious package in calcnotepad, published on 30 Nov 2024.
Official description
Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.
Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.
Campaign: 2023-12-valuent
Reasons (based on the campaign):
The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
What should I do about MAL-2024-12227?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.