Malicious code in xolonavrylpbeb (PyPI)
Malicious code was discovered in the xolonavrylpbeb package on PyPI. The package was identified by the OpenSSF malicious-packages project and assigned identifier MAL-2025-41797.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Unknown; depends on adoption of the malicious package versions
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- xolonavrylpbeb
A malicious package named xolonavrylpbeb was published to the Python Package Index (PyPI). The package contained malicious code and was identified and documented by the OpenSSF's malicious-packages project.\n\nThe incident was disclosed on July 21, 2026, and credited to the OpenSSF. The malicious package was cataloged under the identifier MAL-2025-41797.\n\nThis appears to be a straightforward case of a malicious package uploaded to a public package repository, likely intended to compromise systems that installed it.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- xolonavrylpbeb
Remediation
- Remove xolonavrylpbeb from all environments and dependency lists
- Audit systems that may have installed this package for signs of compromise
- Review package installation logs to identify affected systems
- Use package repository security tools to detect and block installation of known malicious packages
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2wgc-gq9j-338h · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malicious code in xolonavrylpbeb (PyPI)." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 21, 2026; last updated July 21, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malicious-code-in-xolonavrylpbeb-pypi-g4cx19
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