What does the dlocal-cli malware do?

Generic campaign for all (likely) research / pentests, where the amount or art of collected data raises questions about the privacy, security and ethical side. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-env-variables - exfiltration-generic - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - typosquatting The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'dlocal-cli' @ 99.0.1 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious be

Which versions of dlocal-cli are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of dlocal-cli are flagged malicious: 99.0.0, 99.0.1, 99.0.2, 99.0.3. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate dlocal-cli if I installed it?

dlocal-cli 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 dlocal-cli — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If dlocal-cli 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 dlocal-cli part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — dlocal-cli is associated with the GENERIC-questionable-pentest 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 dlocal-cli across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for dlocal-cli (4 malicious versions).

Malicious package

dlocal-cliPyPI

Advisory published May 11, 2026Updated May 11, 2026

dlocal-cli is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-3424) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 99.0.0, 99.0.1, 99.0.2…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in dlocal-cli (PyPI)

MAL-2026-3424

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall dlocal-cli

What this malware does

Generic campaign for all (likely) research / pentests, where the amount or art of collected data raises questions about the privacy, security and ethical side.

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

Campaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

exfiltration-env-variables
exfiltration-generic
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
typosquatting

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'dlocal-cli' @ 99.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Malicious versions

4 flagged

99.0.099.0.199.0.299.0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9cfdf8d83ac7dc528caac3292d1b02ba162629b349789149fbbfcb7094f778b0

48fb39f196967f77f180992af73bc9c3db726ebf65804516c2b914aae6690466

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for dlocal-cli (4 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
dlocal-cli 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 dlocal-cli 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. dlocal-cli on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 99.0.0, 99.0.1, 99.0.2, 99.0.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-questionable-pentest

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter
OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

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

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