Which versions of pathfound are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of pathfound are flagged malicious: 1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate pathfound if I installed it?

Remove pathfound from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

I already installed pathfound — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If pathfound 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 pathfound part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — pathfound is associated with the RLMA-2024-04243, RLUA-2024-08667 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 pathfound across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for pathfound (version 1).

Malicious package

pathfoundPyPI

pathfound is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-5461) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in pathfound (PyPI)

MAL-2024-5461

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall pathfound

Malicious versions

1 flagged

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

f5c1413783ced63809d84291877d0a042ef41e9a9d770f8b4f0fe8f40d109920

4abeb9d44f7e42b87b363ff3776bf739f1c36404033b8da20b72d4a679ca3b7a

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for pathfound (version 1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove pathfound from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If pathfound 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. pathfound on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04243RLUA-2024-08667

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pathfound-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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