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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

solana-program

GHSA-f8xr-pf83-935m

Malicious code in solana-program (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (b7f4afe6d0bf016660b9bcd20e900d4d0504af8c3ac7f7dc69f20229ebcddb21)
Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (0093ff6be71ea0207b86b9936f3a0c3cece4b96ee0dd57408e41ea8dc0d4b616)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'solana-program' @ 1.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/solana-program/MAL-2026-252.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/solana-program
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/solana-program/MAL-2026-252.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8xr-pf83-935m

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 1.0.1

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