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GCVE-110-OSM-2026-12863
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-12863
Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10
The package automatically joins the machine to a proxy network. Depending on the version, it can happen during the package installation or when importing the module.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-09-prosocks
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- other
- peristence-autorun
- persistence
ENTRY
prosocks/main.py (console-script: 'prosocks=prosocks.main:main')
EXFIL
- System Information Exfiltration in prosocks/main.py: "socket.gethostname() for url in ['http://ip-api.com/json/', 'https://api.ipify.o..."
- HTTP Data Exfiltration in prosocks/main.py: "socket.gethostname() for url in ['http://ip-api.com/json/', 'https://api.ipify.o..."
- System Information Exfiltration in prosocks.py: "socket.gethostname() for url in ['http://ip-api.com/json/', 'https://api.ipify.o..."
- HTTP Data Exfiltration in prosocks.py: "socket.gethostname() for url in ['http://ip-api.com/json/', 'https://api.ipify.o..."
- Python Background Thread Execution in prosocks/main.py: "threading.Thread(target=self._send_bandwidth_updates, daemon=True).start() threa..."
- Network Request in prosocks/main.py: "requests.get("
- System Information Collection in prosocks/main.py: "socket.gethostname()"
- Python Background Thread Execution in prosocks.py: "threading.Thread(target=self._test_and_send_bandwidth, daemon=True).start() logg..."
(+2 more)
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Shell Command Execution in prosocks/__init__.py: "subprocess.Popen("
- Silent Process Execution in prosocks/__init__.py: "stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL"
PAYLOAD FILES
prosocks/main.py (+ prosocks.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 | prosocks | all (affected) | — |
Aliases
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