MalwarePublished 3 Jul 2026Updated 9 Jul 2026

confighub (PyPI) · Malicious Code

Affects confighubSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove confighub and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 11 Jul 2026, 09:43 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to PyPI · OSV MAL-2026-6752

What to do

Remove confighub 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
PyPIconfighub	Affected =7.0.1 =7.0.2	Fixed in–

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Description

--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (805d9b5848999d2ba85368446cb12d90bf350b8201a78dd475079c04f180dd81) confighub 7.0.1 declares install_requires=['procwire'] and imports procwire at package load in __init__.py under a version gate that silently swallows ImportError (try: import procwire as _pw except ImportError: pass). procwire is not referenced anywhere in confighub's own code (loader.py, manager.py) and is not mentioned in the README or API documentation. confighub's own code is benign, but installing confighub forces resolution and import of an undocumented sibling package whose behavior determines the actual installer-side risk. If procwire is attacker-controlled or malicious, confighub acts as the delivery vector; if procwire is a benign helper, this is only a documentation/hygiene issue. Human review of procwire itself is required to determine whether this is a dependency-based dropper or an undisclosed but benign split. ## Source: kam193 (7c0b6d6eae8eecdf0317e7d4c624ff2a1eee1ca58c92c6b4fac34dd2567f4556) This package depends on malicious 'procwire', which starts malicious actions during installation. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-07-procwire Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - obfuscation - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package - malware - steganography

Impact

Installation of the affected confighub package versions results in execution of malicious code that downloads and runs a remote executable, potentially compromising the host system. The malicious code uses obfuscation and steganography to evade detection, increasing the risk of undetected compromise. This can lead to malware infection and possible data theft or system control by attackers.

Defensive guidance

Users should avoid installing confighub versions 7.0.1 and 7.0.2 from PyPI. Verify package integrity and source before installation. Monitor PyPI advisories for updates or removal of the malicious package. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user action to avoid or remove the affected package.

Summary

The confighub package on PyPI, specifically versions 7.0.1 and 7.0.2, depends on a malicious package called 'procwire'. This dependency overrides the setup.py install command to execute malicious code during installation, which downloads and executes a remote executable. The campaign associated with this package uses obfuscation and steganography to conceal its malicious payload. The intent is clearly malicious, involving malware and potentially infostealing activities. There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.

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