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Malicious MAL-2026-1453

hxq-misc-utils-0379

PyPI package · versions 2026.310.1, 2026.313.1, 2026.314.1, 2026.315.1, 2026.315.2

Reported Mar 9, 2026 · Updated Mar 16, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: oracle-using-macaron (1e22088fbe314143f0c3eb971a645a125a9a32753184ceb5abd533ac7e60da69)
This package includes an encrypted payload file that appears to be used to deliver code or resources to other packages. The payload changes between releases, and because its contents cannot be inspected, it lacks transparency and violates PyPI’s publishing rules.