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Malicious package

pipcolorizePyPI

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

MAL-2024-5492
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pipcolorize

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

0d29a651445bb9d3d8b95f6e8f9dcb5554d0f7f271fa1bb397455c592e238d3a
392da5cec69d1efe91bca1484ba3f0cd84dbbd6f42314632255dd944dee7da4d

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 pipcolorize (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pipcolorize across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pipcolorize 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 pipcolorize 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 pipcolorize 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. pipcolorize 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-2024-04274RLUA-2024-08702

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pipcolorize-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.

pipcolorize (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5492 | O3 Security