graphnodePyPI
Advisory published Updated
graphnode is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2025-192376) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in graphnode (PyPI)
What this malware does
This is a malicious copy of the networkx package. It contains an obfuscated script that downloads and runs further scripts from one of multiple locations, and perform covering tracks by removing the modified code and all references to it. During the analysis, most of remote URLs did not serve any meaningful content, so the final goal is unknown.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-12-graphnode
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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obfuscation
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Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
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clones-real-package
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for graphnode (3 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
graphnode 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 graphnode 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
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References
Credits
- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter
Detect & block this
O3 blocks graphnode-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.