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Malicious code in PDFTron.NETCore.Windows.x64.Net (NuGet)

Malicious code was discovered in PDFTron.NETCore.Windows.x64.Net NuGet package. The package was identified by the OpenSSF malicious packages project and cataloged as MAL-2024-4613.

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Potentially all .NET applications using affected versions of PDFTron.NETCore.Windows.x64.Net
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NuGet
Attack vectors
Compromised package
Affected entities
  • PDFTron.NETCore.Windows.x64.NetNuGet package containing malicious code

A NuGet package named PDFTron.NETCore.Windows.x64.Net was found to contain malicious code. The discovery was credited to the OpenSSF (Open Source Security Foundation) through their malicious packages tracking project.\n\nThe malicious package was identified and cataloged in the OpenSSF's malicious packages repository with identifier MAL-2024-4613. This indicates the incident was documented and tracked as part of coordinated security research efforts.\n\nThe package targeted .NET Core environments on Windows x64 platforms. Developers who installed affected versions of this package may have had their systems compromised.

Indicators of compromise

Packages
  • PDFTron.NETCore.Windows.x64.Net

Remediation

  • Remove PDFTron.NETCore.Windows.x64.Net from affected projects immediately
  • Audit systems that installed this package for signs of compromise
  • Use only official PDFTron packages from verified sources
  • Monitor NuGet package installations and implement package verification policies
  • Review the OpenSSF malicious packages database for additional context and indicators of compromise

Sources

  1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-85mf-rrg6-8m96 · GitHub Advisory Database

Cite this entry

"Malicious code in PDFTron.NETCore.Windows.x64.Net (NuGet)." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 20, 2026; last updated July 20, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malicious-code-in-pdftron-netcore-windows-x64-net-nuget-1r7qlf

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