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Malicious MAL-2026-3212

chalk-fancy

PyPI package · versions 0.0.0, 0.0.3, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9

Reported May 1, 2026 · Updated May 1, 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: kam193 (b86a641eb2b6239d8a88849df88a1a148fa5380e3c8767dc59915edb295ef5b3)
When used, package exfiltrates sensitive environmental variable.

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

Campaign: 2026-04-renderctx

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- backdoor

- files-exfiltration

- crypto-related

- The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package

Indicators of compromise

Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.

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