golden-gates

{"modified":"2026-03-19T12:23:25Z","published":"2024-07-26T16:53:30Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2024-11602","summary":"Malicious code in golden-gates (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (6d7f42ea62f5e4a2f06dde8b7fe6534e4e0dd9d112f54fa81d8180e2ba0d7734)\nInstalling the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.\n\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"golden-gates","purl":"pkg:pypi/golden-gates"},"versions":["99.99.99"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/golden-gates"}],"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]},{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","type":"REPORTER","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]},{"name":"ReversingLabs","type":"FINDER","contact":["https://www.reversinglabs.com"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"source":"reversing-labs","sha256":"5f1ef33e0c005f4f1879e23d20a33217889226eb89c6580bc2a8904ae6a6a847","import_time":"2024-12-09T14:38:44.136859296Z","id":"RLMA-2024-11055","modified_time":"2024-12-09T06:50:20Z","versions":["99.99.99"]},{"source":"kam193","sha256":"724269a294b88a3ddf1069f5742f00b4fda8362e5c81b42441ea98618efc6966","import_time":"2025-12-02T22:30:56.064556073Z","id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/golden-gates","modified_time":"2024-07-26T16:53:30Z","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]},{"source":"kam193","sha256":"6d7f42ea62f5e4a2f06dde8b7fe6534e4e0dd9d112f54fa81d8180e2ba0d7734","import_time":"2025-12-02T23:07:19.254866816Z","id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/golden-gates","modified_time":"2024-07-26T16:53:30Z","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]},{"source":"kam193","sha256":"2b7d1ce9935c73635202a4f7b07707b608d8d2b2509c79d2f8ed9ff08a637551","import_time":"2025-12-10T21:38:58.396894147Z","id":"pypi/GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest/golden-gates","modified_time":"2024-07-26T16:53:30Z","versions":["99.99.99"]},{"source":"reversing-labs","sha256":"86bc9cc1fe13a177395909ecb7697fcf64482c8210979e92bb9d8ed76f0e064f","import_time":"2026-03-19T12:19:48.71307793Z","id":"RLUA-2026-00358","modified_time":"2026-03-18T12:14:18Z"}]}}