SentinelOne impersonated via PyPI packages
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
In December 2022, threat actors impersonated SentinelOne by uploading fake software development kits (SDKs) onto PyPI. The SDKs contain fully functional SentinelOne clients, but the packages also contained malicious backdoors that are only executed when called on programmatically, as opposed to during installation. The packages have since been taken down from PyPI.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | SentinelOne (PyPI) | 1.0.0 – 1.2.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 |
| — | sentinelone-sdk (PyPI) | 6.2.1 – 6.2.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 |
| — | SentineloneSDK (PyPI) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 |
| — | Sentinelone (PyPI) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 |
| — | SentinelOneSDK (PyPI) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 |
- SentinelOne (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 – 1.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5
- sentinelone-sdk (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 6.2.1 – 6.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5
- SentineloneSDK (PyPI) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5
- Sentinelone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5
- SentinelOneSDK (PyPI) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5
References
Sources
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