Which versions of golden-gates are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of golden-gates are flagged malicious: 99.99.99. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate golden-gates if I installed it?

golden-gates 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 golden-gates — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If golden-gates 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 golden-gates part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — golden-gates is associated with the RLMA-2024-11055, GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest, RLUA-2026-00358 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 golden-gates 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 golden-gates (version 99.99.99). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging golden-gates across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

golden-gatesPyPI

Malicious code in golden-gates (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-11602

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall golden-gates

What this malware does

Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.

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: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

99.99.99

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5f1ef33e0c005f4f1879e23d20a33217889226eb89c6580bc2a8904ae6a6a847

724269a294b88a3ddf1069f5742f00b4fda8362e5c81b42441ea98618efc6966

6d7f42ea62f5e4a2f06dde8b7fe6534e4e0dd9d112f54fa81d8180e2ba0d7734

2b7d1ce9935c73635202a4f7b07707b608d8d2b2509c79d2f8ed9ff08a637551

86bc9cc1fe13a177395909ecb7697fcf64482c8210979e92bb9d8ed76f0e064f

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 golden-gates (version 99.99.99). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging golden-gates across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
golden-gates 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 golden-gates 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 golden-gates 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. golden-gates on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.99.99 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-11055GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentestRLUA-2026-00358

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks golden-gates-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