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Malicious package

pip-rcePyPI

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

MAL-2024-5483
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pip-rce

Malicious versions

4 flagged
0.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.4

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ceb6315571a5869c35f1e294f53adb8c11056a3b707cfb3adb7d809134e67be1
3922935fb01b0c066f3caf2f7458ec3a6fbfd8edd2ab0b8847bcdf4e22ce798b

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for pip-rce (4 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pip-rce across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pip-rce 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If pip-rce 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 pip-rce 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. pip-rce on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04265RLUA-2024-08693

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pip-rce-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.

pip-rce (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5483 | O3 Security