PT-2020-21036
Published
2020-09-03
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Updated
2020-09-03
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
comander versions (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue concerns malicious code in the comander package, which is designed to exploit users' typing mistakes when installing modules. Upon installation, the package attempts to initiate a cryptocurrency miner using coin-hive.
Recommendations
Remove the comander package from your environment and verify whether your system is running the cryptocurrency miner.
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