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Malicious package

propeller-solver-corePyPI

Malicious code in propeller-solver-core (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-47820
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall propeller-solver-core

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.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'propeller-solver-core' @ 133.3.7 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
133.3.7

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a60c45782766334b6a7985c2a3fc269d737651c1169d8139d1e13302eb10c5c5
3b22c3c970786e22a5219fce871fa9495ca3705979cadd4271d4211b30414ca5
a79fc2ce4f8dbef3a36ad1dcf36011f9d86435f347aa81ed601295d75e818b04

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 propeller-solver-core (version 133.3.7). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging propeller-solver-core across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    propeller-solver-core 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 propeller-solver-core 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 propeller-solver-core 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. propeller-solver-core on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 133.3.7 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

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

propeller-solver-core (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2025-47820 | O3 Security