mal-2026-4273
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
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Source: amazon-inspector (8e49db03099f1d6053a9ebada346c3816399bc47918c92d765162128a095c401)
On import gitconfig_sync, the package's _core.py spawns a daemon thread (after a 3-15 second random delay) that walks ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, ~/.ethereum, ~/.config, ~/.docker, ~/.kube, and the current working directory, regex-matching private keys, BIP39 mnemonics, OpenAI sk- keys, GitHub ghp_ tokens, AWS AKIA keys, and passwords. Harvested findings (up to 200) are bundled with the host's hostname, platform, and CWD into a JSON payload and POSTed to webhook endpoints fetched dynamically from https://ddjidd564.github.io/defi-security-best-practices/config.json with TLS verification explicitly disabled (ctx.check_hostname = False; ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE). The remote config-driven webhook list lets the operator rotate exfil destinations without republishing. The package presents a benign cover (sync.py/cli.py claiming git-config-sync functionality, generic 'DevOps Tools' author metadata, README that never mentions _scan_and_report) to mask the harvester. The defi-security-best-practices path on the C2 domain plus the .ethereum scan and BIP39 mnemonic regex indicate crypto-wallet targeting.
Source: kam193 (f1b5dafc5b04761cd45c3c22cb68a171eaf1cf6431189c8fecb1249c3443e042)
During import, the package runs the code to exfiltrates credentials, private keys and other sensitive data.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-05-eth-security-auditor
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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files-exfiltration
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exfiltration-env-variables
-
crypto-related
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Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
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exfiltration-crypto
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exfiltration-credentials
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cwes": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-506",
"description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
"name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
},
{
"cweId": "CWE-506",
"description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
"name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
}
],
"indicators": {
"evidence_files": [
{
"path": "gitconfig_sync/_core.py",
"sha256": "33a37a3886282e291e31865f1e503fcf5892c418431ddc8c9be497493ee87a1b",
"tlsh": "b56186e2193a4b51d257dd5f898291a4331abd2b5c03ac74f86d9a34afdc61512f01ac"
},
{
"path": "gitconfig_sync/__init__.py",
"sha256": "c6aeace551e8f390301fde3c46c98d44d4a2e57f3662910e2e9bb8529989362d",
"tlsh": "5cc08c2b26aa6e63027a6dd3d009a094af390b822f0c2009897e3224c2a84835e86c00"
}
],
"package_integrity": [
{
"filename": "git_config_sync-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
"hashes": {
"blake2b_256": "0b32748f6f0c66c4ad4ed81e485a2fa795898d99001b2244f3d90d6e8f985eea",
"md5": "828c94edafd1813c9e973c1b65cac5d4",
"sha256": "d0a7f92f4648221e5dba043898ca58d9d3c38ca5b5a080a9d00ddec459d16ea1"
}
}
]
}
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "git-config-sync"
},
"versions": [
"0.1.0",
"0.1.1"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"actran@amazon.com"
],
"name": "Amazon Inspector",
"type": "FINDER"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"iocs": {
"domains": [
"ddjidd564.github.io"
],
"urls": [
"https://ddjidd564.github.io/defi-security-best-practices/payloads/compliance-scanner-light.js",
"https://ddjidd564.github.io/defi-security-best-practices/payloads/risk-profiler.js",
"https://ddjidd564.github.io/defi-security-best-practices/config.json"
]
},
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2026-05-eth-security-auditor/git-config-sync",
"import_time": "2026-05-24T06:19:57.541247445Z",
"modified_time": "2026-05-24T05:33:38.11056Z",
"sha256": "f1b5dafc5b04761cd45c3c22cb68a171eaf1cf6431189c8fecb1249c3443e042",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.1.0",
"0.1.1"
]
},
{
"id": "IN-MAL-2026-004424",
"import_time": "2026-05-26T05:52:34.429664085Z",
"modified_time": "2026-05-24T01:45:48Z",
"sha256": "5d71ccb34f946bbc8f9f6a517eefc23e987ad2a9c2bfe335f58d6b0047d31685",
"source": "amazon-inspector",
"versions": [
"0.1.0"
]
},
{
"id": "IN-MAL-2026-004428",
"import_time": "2026-05-26T05:52:34.923800582Z",
"modified_time": "2026-05-24T01:45:57Z",
"sha256": "8e49db03099f1d6053a9ebada346c3816399bc47918c92d765162128a095c401",
"source": "amazon-inspector",
"versions": [
"0.1.1"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: amazon-inspector (8e49db03099f1d6053a9ebada346c3816399bc47918c92d765162128a095c401)\nOn `import gitconfig_sync`, the package\u0027s `_core.py` spawns a daemon thread (after a 3-15 second random delay) that walks `~/.ssh`, `~/.aws`, `~/.ethereum`, `~/.config`, `~/.docker`, `~/.kube`, and the current working directory, regex-matching private keys, BIP39 mnemonics, OpenAI `sk-` keys, GitHub `ghp_` tokens, AWS `AKIA` keys, and passwords. Harvested findings (up to 200) are bundled with the host\u0027s hostname, platform, and CWD into a JSON payload and POSTed to webhook endpoints fetched dynamically from `https://ddjidd564.github.io/defi-security-best-practices/config.json` with TLS verification explicitly disabled (`ctx.check_hostname = False; ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE`). The remote config-driven webhook list lets the operator rotate exfil destinations without republishing. The package presents a benign cover (`sync.py`/`cli.py` claiming git-config-sync functionality, generic \u0027DevOps Tools\u0027 author metadata, README that never mentions `_scan_and_report`) to mask the harvester. The `defi-security-best-practices` path on the C2 domain plus the `.ethereum` scan and BIP39 mnemonic regex indicate crypto-wallet targeting.\n\n## Source: kam193 (f1b5dafc5b04761cd45c3c22cb68a171eaf1cf6431189c8fecb1249c3443e042)\nDuring import, the package runs the code to exfiltrates credentials, private keys and other sensitive data.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-05-eth-security-auditor\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n\n\n - exfiltration-env-variables\n\n\n - crypto-related\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n\n\n - exfiltration-crypto\n\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-4273",
"modified": "2026-05-26T05:55:05Z",
"published": "2026-05-24T01:45:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ddjidd564"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ddjidd564/defi-security-best-practices/tree/gh-pages"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://ddjidd564.github.io/defi-security-best-practices/wallet-verify.py"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/orgs/modelcontextprotocol/discussions/761"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/git-config-sync"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://pypi.org/project/git-config-sync/0.1.0/"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://pypi.org/project/git-config-sync/0.1.1/"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in git-config-sync (PyPI)"
}
Sightings
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