MAL-2025-6794: Malicious package report
Malicious code in num2words (PyPI)
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Reported affected releases: 0.5.15, 0.5.16.
Affected ranges: introduced 0.5.15, last_affected 0.5.16.
num2words (PyPI)
Known vulnerabilities and malicious package reports for num2words on PyPI, live from OSV, with CISA KEV exploitation status and EPSS scores.
Known package reports
1 malicious package report and 2 vulnerabilities returned by OSV. Check a specific version to see which reports apply.
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GHSA-jxr6-qrxx-2ph2: Vulnerability
num2words subjected to phishing attack, two versions published containing malware
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Reported affected releases: 0.5.15, 0.5.16.
Affected ranges: introduced 0.5.15, last_affected 0.5.16.
Severity: CRITICAL.
PYSEC-2025-72: Vulnerability
After a successful phishing attack, new versions of `num2words` were published containing malware.
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Reported affected releases: 0.5.15, 0.5.16.
Source: OSV, including OpenSSF malicious-package reports and GitHub advisories. No known report is not proof a package is safe.