Which versions of waymo-waymax are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of waymo-waymax are flagged malicious: 99.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate waymo-waymax if I installed it?

waymo-waymax 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.

I already installed waymo-waymax — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If waymo-waymax 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.

Is waymo-waymax part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — waymo-waymax is associated with the GENERIC-questionable-pentest campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find waymo-waymax across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for waymo-waymax (version 99.0.0).

Malicious package

waymo-waymaxPyPI

Advisory published Jul 8, 2026Updated Jul 8, 2026

waymo-waymax is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-6961) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 99.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in waymo-waymax (PyPI)

MAL-2026-6961

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall waymo-waymax

What this malware does

Package claims to perform dependency confusion PoC and exfiltrates multiple data, including full sensitive environment variables

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

exfiltration-env-variables
exfiltration-generic
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
typosquatting

Malicious versions

1 flagged

99.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1ae76b937a20a588a9b5514b837bb86bd087aceb428216f0abbe8ff16e9da426

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for waymo-waymax (version 99.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
waymo-waymax 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 waymo-waymax 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

No. waymo-waymax on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-questionable-pentest

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

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

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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