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Malicious package

matlibplotPyPI

Malicious code in matlibplot (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-11630
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall matlibplot

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
0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9f0477f858af87764b6e9c7486403bbfc93331b47027f3616f37c2390c2f74c8
7651107d5574ccec82e018bafbcd461fc8ba9ea402bcc3cb8ce035927be9fce8
b675638019d08df47348aa16973f4b46c50ffad23b83f5a125b19d30fd90825a
88aefb022ab10a434b1af4343b9b06e460653d280c7db578970f4786d5688278
799dd41ef0b7f9f7a91cdd927db4ebd53813af5751b1e147aa3626be8a2db017

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for matlibplot (version 0.3). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging matlibplot across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    matlibplot 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If matlibplot 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks matlibplot 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. matlibplot on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-11085GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentestRLUA-2026-00499

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

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

matlibplot (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-11630 | O3 Security