Malicious Package Affecting pytoileur package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-PYTOILEUR-7172733
  • published 31 May 2024
  • disclosed 30 May 2024
  • credit Sonatype

Introduced: 30 May 2024

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How to fix?

Avoid using all malicious instances of the pytoileur package.

Overview

pytoileur is a malicious package. This is targeting Windows users by downloading trojanized binaries capable of surveillance, persistence, and crypto-theft. This package, part of a broader campaign, uses obfuscation techniques to hide its malicious code. It also attempts to mislead developers on platforms like StackOverflow to install it. The malware retrieves a binary that steals data from browsers and cryptocurrency wallets.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High