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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-12857
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-12857
Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10
During installation, the code downloads a malicious executable from a remote location. The malicious action is triggered only on specific hosts.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-09-caracas4check
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- obfuscation
- targetted-attack
- Downloads and executes a remote executable.
- The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
ENTRY
setup.py (install-hook: install/develop/build override present)
EXFIL
- Network Request in caracas4check/client.py: "requests.post("
- DNS Lookup in caracas4check/client.py: "socket.getaddrinfo("
OBFUSCATION
- Base64 Encoded Payload in c4c_boot.py: ""ccc68589c44e485eaaebd4308727ca4e7f8f4b5a13cc3f6189aef9675b61decce6fcfa85da4a0b0..."
- Base64 Encoded Payload in setup.py: ""ccc68589c44e485eaaebd4308727ca4e7f8f4b5a13cc3f6189aef9675b61decce6fcfa85da4a0b0..."
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Tunneling Service Usage in caracas4check/example.py: ".onion/"
PAYLOAD FILES
caracas4check/client.py
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.8/10
High · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | caracas4check | all (affected) | — |
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