Which versions of wei516-ppa are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of wei516-ppa are flagged malicious: 0.1.2, 0.1.3. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate wei516-ppa if I installed it?

Remove wei516-ppa 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.

I already installed wei516-ppa — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If wei516-ppa 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 wei516-ppa part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — wei516-ppa is associated with the 2025-11-wayspirit 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 wei516-ppa across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for wei516-ppa (2 malicious versions).

Part of a larger attack: 2025-11-wayspirit published 8 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

wei516-ppaPyPI

Advisory published Nov 7, 2025Updated Dec 31, 2025

wei516-ppa is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2025-191930) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 0.1.2, 0.1.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in wei516-ppa (PyPI)

MAL-2025-191930

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall wei516-ppa

What this malware does

Package seems to provide an MCP server, but in fact contains attempts to make an LLM agent break safeguards. As the request is about leaves just a flag, it seems to be research.

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: 2025-11-wayspirit

Reasons (based on the campaign):

llm-threat

Malicious versions

2 flagged

0.1.20.1.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

0d0a2eab49544ee505026ac4302dc256005862e44093c04ec297a085a0d07c2a

1d5a85017b397970606b9d2d5150a6f6ee8f71fdbd810fe6b0a8f34c577d76d1

6f56559a9539b25226a5263de04d9920d7a7427df9076e28e8324a02b17610f8

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for wei516-ppa (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove wei516-ppa 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.
Did it already run?
If wei516-ppa 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. wei516-ppa on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.2, 0.1.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2025-11-wayspirit

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks wei516-ppa-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.

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