pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarepaperclip-ai
MAL-2026-10869
Malicious code in paperclip-ai (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (e26f6f66830ed0cc58e91483e1df3bc59e622f19078ae2dc88fa8d7f85933793) No install-time or import-time network I/O, credential access, dropper, silent-relay, or backdoor behavior was identified in this package version. No lifecycle hooks or suspicious build-backend activity were observed. ## Source: kam193 (643de4cab1ea2f7becbca5a7dead46fcb39f35596d2bf7a371fdd2c82ded1530) A clone of a legitimate package with added code that exfiltrates env variables and multiple sensitive files: credentials, dotenv, shell history, etc. Exfiltrated credentials were quickly validated by the attacker. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-07-browser-use-headless Reasons (based on the campaign): - files-exfiltration - exfiltration-env-variables - exfiltration-credentials - clones-real-package
Compromised versions (2)
- 0.1.0
- 0.1.1
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.