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
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
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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