Which versions of cat-admin-tool are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of cat-admin-tool are flagged malicious: 9.1.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate cat-admin-tool if I installed it?

cat-admin-tool is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

I already installed cat-admin-tool — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If cat-admin-tool was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

Is cat-admin-tool part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — cat-admin-tool is associated with the 2026-02-zabitmajeed00, RLMA-2026-00179 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find cat-admin-tool across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for cat-admin-tool (version 9.1.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging cat-admin-tool across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

cat-admin-toolPyPI

Malicious code in cat-admin-tool (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-651

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall cat-admin-tool

What this malware does

Obfuscated code is used to hide exfiltration of basic data (hostname, etc.).

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2026-02-zabitmajeed00

Reasons (based on the campaign):

obfuscation
The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
dependency-confusion

Malicious versions

1 flagged

9.1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

34286533490c9ad41743b1eea6659d9c4fd3e62d1a830658b90840f3c49a6c8c

c6703058d08f5a52ff6db078594b5a294b7c5f9b77c357d5e9d0646c7be2811e

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for cat-admin-tool (version 9.1.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging cat-admin-tool across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
cat-admin-tool is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If cat-admin-tool was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks cat-admin-tool before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. cat-admin-tool on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 9.1.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-02-zabitmajeed00RLMA-2026-00179

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks cat-admin-tool-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring