Malicious code in afriton (PyPI)
Malicious code was discovered in the afriton package on PyPI. The package was identified by the OpenSSF malicious-packages project and assigned identifier MAL-2024-11514.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Unknown; depends on afriton adoption and which versions were malicious
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- afritonPyPI package
The afriton package on PyPI was found to contain malicious code. The discovery was credited to the OpenSSF's malicious-packages project, which maintains a catalog of known malicious packages across package ecosystems.\n\nThe incident was tracked under identifier MAL-2024-11514 and reported via GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-379r-3jwh-c6w4. The advisory was published on 2026-07-21.\n\nNo specific technical details about the malicious payload, affected versions, or distribution timeline are provided in the source material.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- afriton
Remediation
- Remove afriton from your dependencies immediately
- Audit your environment for any installations of afriton and remove them
- Review any systems that may have executed code from afriton for signs of compromise
- Check the OpenSSF malicious-packages repository for detailed information about affected versions
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-379r-3jwh-c6w4 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malicious code in afriton (PyPI)." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed November 14, 2024; last updated July 21, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malicious-code-in-afriton-pypi-1b6qdf
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