mal-2025-191772
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-11-20 22:25
Modified
2025-12-31 02:45
Summary
Malicious code in kdewebhelper (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (da8701a407522875f63d2aaa28d27194fe8e2faa4d7782fd66639f224ae62dcd)

Importing the module connects to a Telegram bot and provides its operator with abilities to execute commands, exfiltrate and encrypt data. The target group seems to be KDE developers, according to the package description


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

Campaign: 2025-11-kdewebhelper

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • exfiltration-generic

  • The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

  • exfiltration-credentials

  • rat




{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "kdewebhelper"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1.5.0",
        "1.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "iocs": {
      "urls": [
        "https://github.com/Caspia-n/kdewebhelper"
      ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-11-kdewebhelper/kdewebhelper",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.294905358Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-11-20T22:25:56.069928Z",
        "sha256": "3fbce0ccdeb2130c43ff49cb4bf2ac3afe3510ea087d8b6d874ecbeea06a17a0",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.5.0",
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-11-kdewebhelper/kdewebhelper",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.319998696Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-11-20T22:25:56.069928Z",
        "sha256": "da8701a407522875f63d2aaa28d27194fe8e2faa4d7782fd66639f224ae62dcd",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.5.0",
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-11-kdewebhelper/kdewebhelper",
        "import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.114355376Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-11-20T22:25:56.069928Z",
        "sha256": "a4319bd914e8731bf099ad4fd307100cce319b54525c3b1730d49009e29af63a",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0",
          "1.5.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (da8701a407522875f63d2aaa28d27194fe8e2faa4d7782fd66639f224ae62dcd)\nImporting the module connects to a Telegram bot and provides its operator with abilities to execute commands, exfiltrate and encrypt data. The target group seems to be KDE developers, according to the package description\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-11-kdewebhelper\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim\u0027s machine.\n\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n\n\n - rat\n",
  "id": "MAL-2025-191772",
  "modified": "2025-12-31T02:45:15Z",
  "published": "2025-11-20T22:25:56Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/kdewebhelper"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in kdewebhelper (PyPI)"
}


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