# MAL-2026-10195: Malicious code in eth-agent (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `eth-agent` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2026

## What is MAL-2026-10195?

MAL-2026-10195 is a malicious package in eth-agent, published on 12 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

The top-level eth_agent/__init__.py performs an outbound HTTP fetch to a hardcoded IPFS gateway URL (https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmP2RrfNCNabLzPYncMGgFwAmttDafczpJLS8oxvQRBVqg) using urllib.request.urlopen, passes the returned bytes to exec() in a new namespace, and then invokes a main() function from that namespace. The entire fetch-and-execute block is wrapped in a bare try/except: pass annotated with a Spanish comment marking the load as silent, so any error is suppressed and the payload load is hidden from the user during import. This fires on every `import eth_agent`, so simply importing the package after `pip install eth-agent` runs opaque, attacker-controlled Python code on the installer's machine. The IPFS content is not pinned by hash-verification in code, is served from a third-party gateway, and is unrelated to the package's stated Ethereum RPC helper purpose.

During import, the code downloads and executes a remote script. The script collects sensitive files, including cryptocurrency wallet private keys and seeds, SSH keys, dotenv files and uploads them to IPFS. After that, it communicates with C2 and awaits further commands to execute.

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

Campaign: 2026-07-metemask-sdk

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - files-exfiltration

 - typosquatting

 - exfiltration-ssh-keys

 - crypto-related

 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

 - exfiltration-crypto

 - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

 - uses:ipfs

## What should I do about MAL-2026-10195?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-10195 is a malicious package: eth-agent (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10195/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-10195

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10195/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.