Which versions of color-fade are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of color-fade are flagged malicious: 0.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate color-fade if I installed it?

Remove color-fade from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

I already installed color-fade — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If color-fade was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is color-fade part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — color-fade is associated with the RLMA-2024-03696, RLUA-2024-07987 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 color-fade across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for color-fade (version 0.0.0).

Malicious package

color-fadePyPI

color-fade is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-4916) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in color-fade (PyPI)

MAL-2024-4916

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall color-fade

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

02e61cefb30a1a397290be1c42bbf7560e56b900095c48beef57b49b39fd38e7

2d9d455a1a4e9b6aecef74853fc3bb6d5e39524d7c33dd065a530610785d303a

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for color-fade (version 0.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove color-fade from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If color-fade was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. color-fade on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-03696RLUA-2024-07987

References

research.jfrog.com

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks color-fade-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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