Malicious code in tpadgrandrandom (PyPI)

tpadgrandrandom Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

27/02/2023

Disclosed on

CRITICAL

Severity

No i

Fix available

Critical

Severity

Not published

CVSS Score

MAL-2023-6905: Malicious code in tpadgrandrandom (PyPI). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓

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Background

tpadgrandrandom is a package available on PyPI that is used for [provide brief description of the package's functionality and key attributes]. It is vulnerable to a malicious code injection that was discovered by Checkmarx. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute spyware and information-stealing malware.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability in tpadgrandrandom originates from a malicious PyPi package published by the EsqueleSquad group. The package contains code that can be used to execute spyware and steal sensitive information. This poses a significant risk to systems that have installed the affected version of tpadgrandrandom. The malicious code can be triggered by [describe how the vulnerability can be exploited]. It is important to note that this vulnerability affects version 0 and all subsequent versions of tpadgrandrandom.

How To Fix

This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.

pip uninstall tpadgrandrandom

If it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.

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Workaround

Currently, there is no known workaround for this vulnerability. It is crucial to update the package to the patched version to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Conclusion

The malicious code in tpadgrandrandom poses a significant security risk to systems that have installed the affected versions. It is crucial to update to the patched version of tpadgrandrandom to mitigate the risk of exploitation. For further support on vulnerability remediation, please contact DevNack.com.

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