solana-apiPyPI
Advisory published Updated
solana-api is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-2272) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 2.33.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in solana-api (PyPI)
What this malware does
Clones of legitimate libraries with malicious modifications intended to download malicious remote code. The remote script allows executing arbitrary files through a Telegram as C2 channel. The package installs a generic entry point triggering malicious action.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-03-pipipipi
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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clones-real-package
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rat
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Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
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typosquatting
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for solana-api (version 2.33.0).
If you installed it — respond
solana-api 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 solana-api 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
Campaign
References
Credits
- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter
Detect & block this
O3 blocks solana-api-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.