Malicious code in Syntellect.Winium.Cruciatus.Net (NuGet)
Malicious code was discovered in the NuGet package Syntellect.Winium.Cruciatus.Net. The package was identified by the OpenSSF malicious packages project and reported via GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-6xrh-c8f5-qg9f.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- All users of affected versions of Syntellect.Winium.Cruciatus.Net from NuGet
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- Syntellect.Winium.Cruciatus.NetNuGet package
A malicious code vulnerability was identified in the Syntellect.Winium.Cruciatus.Net NuGet package. The discovery was credited to the OpenSSF's malicious packages initiative, which maintains a catalog of known malicious software packages across multiple ecosystems.\n\nThe advisory was published on July 20, 2026, and assigned GitHub Security Advisory identifier GHSA-6xrh-c8f5-qg9f. The malicious package entry is tracked in the OpenSSF's malicious packages repository under identifier MAL-2024-4666.\n\nAffected developers should immediately remove this package from their projects and dependencies, and audit any systems that may have used it.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- Syntellect.Winium.Cruciatus.Net
Remediation
- Remove Syntellect.Winium.Cruciatus.Net from all project dependencies
- Audit systems and applications that may have used this package
- Review any code or binaries that may have been compiled with this package
- Monitor for any suspicious activity on systems where this package was installed
- Update to a safe alternative package if available
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6xrh-c8f5-qg9f · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malicious code in Syntellect.Winium.Cruciatus.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-syntellect-winium-cruciatus-net-nuget-u9x7pa
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