Which versions of openae are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of openae are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate openae if I installed it?

openae 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 openae — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If openae 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 openae part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — openae is associated with the RLMA-2024-08603, funcaptcha-ru 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 openae across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for openae (version 1.0.0).

Part of a larger attack: funcaptcha-ru published 161 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

openaePyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

openae is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-10061) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in openae (PyPI)

MAL-2024-10061

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall openae

What this malware does

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

Campaign: funcaptcha-ru

Reasons (based on the campaign):

infostealer

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

26d9efdd87af73345a55e36ddb4fae34fde902a7de690a1c4d4b3f40e9867d55

33493d960a3763915ead221c2334c54cfbf3331873c1270ef6e78be1af99b8dd

c5c30539f9c5b56e102aa9b98938c112b1964f1be0b318721b66a595a8846ba4

5f9b0b90b546a4481e279494e8c2a82b547abb481a284b45dd35cc641cfe8444

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for openae (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
openae 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 openae 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. openae on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-08603funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks openae-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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