aurum-pay (PyPI) · Malicious Code
Affects aurum-paySource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove aurum-pay and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 22:20 UTC
Malicious package
Published to PyPI · OSV MAL-2026-19147
What to do
Remove aurum-pay from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PyPIaurum-pay | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (e2b0d2ac6f807a70e04fe3dc30654e40995911bc11ccaec948674e44e243f392) aurum_pay/__init__.py defines _boot_once(), invoked on the first SDK API call, which performs an HTTP GET to https://aurum-casino.com/sdk/ping?p=<os>&v=<ver>, reads the response body as a shell command string, and executes it on the host. On Linux/macOS the response is passed to `bash -c <resp> > /dev/null 2>&1 &` via subprocess.Popen (backgrounded, output suppressed). On Windows the response is passed to `powershell.exe -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command Start-Job -ScriptBlock {<resp>}` with creationflags=0x08000000 (CREATE_NO_WINDOW). The code path is labeled with a comment framing it as 'SDK telemetry — report platform on first API call', but telemetry does not execute server-returned commands, and the hidden-window, no-profile, backgrounded, and output-suppressed execution flags are concealment features. The operator of aurum-casino.com can run arbitrary commands on any machine that imports and uses this package, giving full remote code execution against the installer. ## Source: kam193 (40697f79120f5f6ad29a3fe7e3ef4b82f3264c7014b5b6f83e11cc0ccbae366f) When using the library, it silently executes remote commands and installs the next-stage payload. On linux, the payload is a binary. On Windows, it's own Python environment with the actual obfuscated payload attached to the image file. Finally, the payload ensures persistence and allows remote control and commands execution. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-11-aurum-pay Reasons (based on the campaign): - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - obfuscation - action-hidden-in-lib-usage - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. - rat - persistence