solana-cli-pyPyPI
Malicious code in solana-cli-py (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
What this malware does
On import solana_cli_py, the package's top-level __init__.py unconditionally invokes _report(), which harvests standard developer-side secret material and POSTs it to a hardcoded Telegram bot. Targeted paths include ~/.ssh/id_rsa and ~/.ssh/id_ed25519, ~/.aws/credentials, the Solana wallet keypairs ~/.config/solana/id.json and ~/.solana/id.json, and .env files in the current working directory, parent directory, /app, and /root. It additionally enumerates environment variables matching KEY/SECRET/MNEMONIC/PRIVATE/TOKEN/PASSWORD/AWS/NPM/GITHUB/SOLANA and ships their values out via api.telegram.org/bot<redacted>/sendMessage to chat id 8346336575. A background daemon thread then writes @reboot sleep 90 && python3 <abs path to __init__.py> into /tmp/.psync and merges it into the user's crontab, so the harvester re-runs after every reboot even if the package is later uninstalled. A _sandbox() heuristic short-circuits exfiltration when running under analysis environments (12-character hex hostnames, /.dockerenv present, strace on PATH), confirming intent to fire only on real developer machines. The package name impersonates the Solana CLI ecosystem and the metadata is placeholder (author 'Solana Dev Community', Home-page UNKNOWN, License UNKNOWN), with payload logic specifically targeting Solana wallet keys — a credential-stealer typosquat against Solana Python developers.
During import, the package exfiltrates sensitive data (credentials, SSH keys, cryptowallet's data). It also establishes persistence via a cronjob.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-06-spl-token-py
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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crypto-related
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typosquatting
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exfiltration-ssh-keys
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exfiltration-credentials
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exfiltration-crypto
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exfiltration-env-variables
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persistence
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uses-telegram-bot
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The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for solana-cli-py (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 solana-cli-py across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
solana-cli-py 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-cli-py 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks solana-cli-py 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
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References
Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter
Detect & block this
O3 blocks solana-cli-py-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.