ai-perf-toolkit

GHSA-9p9m-j35v-j8cp

Malicious code in ai-perf-toolkit (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 2.4.2`

## Source: kam193 (41d25387636c9b0b89a404304d079c30ad28bda33bb551e551cb9e15a75c00ba)
During import, the package starts cryptomining for a hardcoded wallet. The mining software has to already be installed.


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2026-07-ai-perf-toolkit


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - cryptominer

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/107dd1fe6821f9fc90be7ff4e2383ff7c36d53a9/osv/malicious/pypi/ai-perf-toolkit/MAL-2026-11197.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/ai-perf-toolkit
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/107dd1fe6821f9fc90be7ff4e2383ff7c36d53a9/osv/malicious/pypi/ai-perf-toolkit/MAL-2026-11197.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p9m-j35v-j8cp

Compromised versions (1)

= 2.4.2

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.