Malicious code in xologrekjlqzxj (PyPI)
Malicious code was discovered in the xologrekjlqzxj package on PyPI. The package was identified and reported by the OpenSSF malicious-packages project.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Unknown; depends on adoption of the malicious package versions
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- xologrekjlqzxjPyPI package containing malicious code
The xologrekjlqzxj package on PyPI was found to contain malicious code. This incident was identified and documented by the OpenSSF's malicious-packages project, which maintains a catalog of known malicious packages across package ecosystems.\n\nThe package was assigned the identifier MAL-2024-6234 in the OpenSSF malicious-packages repository. The advisory was published on GitHub as GHSA-qq48-2hjv-jwv2 on July 21, 2026.\n\nNo specific technical details about the malicious payload or its functionality are provided in the source material.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- xologrekjlqzxj
Remediation
- Remove the xologrekjlqzxj package from any environments where it was installed
- Audit systems that may have executed code from this package for signs of compromise
- Review dependency trees to identify any projects that may have included this package as a transitive dependency
- Monitor for any indicators of compromise if the package was installed in production environments
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qq48-2hjv-jwv2 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malicious code in xologrekjlqzxj (PyPI)." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 21, 2026; last updated July 21, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malicious-code-in-xologrekjlqzxj-pypi-124504
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