GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5: SentinelOne SentinelOne Impersonated Vulnerability

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Advisory Summary

GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 is a HIGH sentinelone impersonated vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting SentinelOne libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves sentinelone impersonated via pypi packages. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 at a Glance

CVE Identifier N/A
GHSA Identifier GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product SentinelOne
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected SentinelOne dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

SentinelOne fixed: Latest secure release 
pip install SentinelOne>=Latest secure release
sentinelone-sdk fixed: Latest secure release 
pip install sentinelone-sdk>=Latest secure release
SentineloneSDK fixed: Latest secure release 
pip install SentineloneSDK>=Latest secure release
Sentinelone fixed: Latest secure release 
pip install Sentinelone>=Latest secure release
SentinelOneSDK fixed: Latest secure release 
pip install SentinelOneSDK>=Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show SentinelOne

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show SentinelOne

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of SentinelOne in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show SentinelOne command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In SentinelOne, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

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.

GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 Affected SentinelOne Versions

5 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
SentinelOne
pypi/SentinelOne
PyPI
≥ 1.0.0
≤ 1.2.1
sentinelone-sdk
pypi/sentinelone-sdk
PyPI
≥ 6.2.1
≤ 6.2.2
SentineloneSDK
pypi/SentineloneSDK
PyPI
1.0.0
All 1 versions
1.0.0
None specified
Sentinelone
pypi/Sentinelone
PyPI
1.0.0
All 1 versions
1.0.0
None specified
SentinelOneSDK
pypi/SentinelOneSDK
PyPI
1.0.0
All 1 versions
1.0.0
None specified

References

pypi.org/project/sentinelone WEB
https://pypi.org/project/SentinelOne
SentinelOne Security Information SECURITY
https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/sentinelsneak-malicious-pypi-module-poses-as-security-sdk

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5?
GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 is a security vulnerability in SentinelOne involving SentinelOne impersonated via PyPI packages under General Security Weakness.
Which SentinelOne versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: SentinelOne, sentinelone-sdk, SentineloneSDK, Sentinelone, SentinelOneSDK.
What version fixes GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is SentinelOne affected?
Yes, SentinelOne is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
Is sentinelone-sdk affected?
Yes, sentinelone-sdk is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What CWE is associated with GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5?
GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check PyPI dependencies for GHSA-g86j-hwg9-77q5?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show SentinelOne'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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