VDB
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-13378
GCVE-110-OSM-2026-13378
Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'kafka-helmsman' @ 99.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
DESTINATION
- 2 exfil (custom-c2)
(values recorded in verified_iocs)
EXFIL
- Network Request in setup.py: "urllib.request.Request("
- System Information Collection in setup.py: "socket.gethostname()"
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
- Shell Command Execution in setup.py: "subprocess.run("
- Silent Process Execution in setup.py: "stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL"
- Brand New Package
- Rapid Version Publishing
PAYLOAD FILES
setup.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 | kafka-helmsman | all (affected) | — |
Aliases
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