solana-web3-alt

GHSA-gpqg-vv6h-8jwq

Malicious code in solana-web3-alt (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.37.0`

## Source: kam193 (b3846bb2c80cb984e05f37cddc24548b73067be9aaca692e401a06f7c323e7b9)
In specific environments, the package triggers silent code execution during installation. The code to execute is not included in the package.


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


Campaign: 2026-05-foundry-utils


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - dependency-confusion


 - other

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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-web3-alt/MAL-2026-3835.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/solana-web3-alt
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/solana-web3-alt/MAL-2026-3835.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpqg-vv6h-8jwq

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.37.0

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