PyPI: botoa3

SFTY-20230211-96452

Safety legacy ID: pyup.io-53256

Botoa3 is a malicious package, pytosquatting the popular package 'boto3'. It contains a base64 encoded payload in '__init__.py' file that retrieves your current username, platform and IP information.

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Created at: Jul 14, 2026Updated at: Jul 14, 2026

Overview

Botoa3 is a malicious package, pytosquatting the popular package 'boto3'. It contains a base64 encoded payload in '__init__.py' file that retrieves your current username, platform and IP information.

Advisory

Botoa3 is a malicious package, pytosquatting the popular package 'boto3'. It contains a base64 encoded payload in '__init__.py' file that retrieves your current username, platform and IP information.

Affected Package

Affecting botoa3 package, versions>=0

Also affects

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How to Fix

We recommend updating botoa3 to the latest non-vulnerable version.

Mitigation and Workarounds

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Vulnerable Functions

Functions linked to known vulnerabilities.

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References

Safety

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