# MAL-2026-10196: Malicious code in jupiter-sdk (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `jupiter-sdk` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2026

## What is MAL-2026-10196?

MAL-2026-10196 is a malicious package in jupiter-sdk, published on 12 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

On `import jupiter_sdk`, the package's top-level __init__.py fetches a payload over HTTPS from a public IPFS gateway (https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmP2RrfNCNabLzPYncMGgFwAmttDafczpJLS8oxvQRBVqg), passes the response body directly to exec(), and invokes a main() function from the executed namespace, with errors silently swallowed. The URL is content-addressed to an IPFS CID with no signature or hash verification of the executed content beyond the CID, and the fetched code is not shipped with the package. The package presents itself as a 'Jupiter DEX Aggregator SDK' but its exported API (get_quote, get_token_list, get_routes) returns hardcoded dummy values and performs no real Jupiter calls, so the only functional behavior on install/import is the remote code loader. The name resembles the widely used Jupiter aggregator ecosystem while performing arbitrary remote code execution against any environment that imports it.

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-2026-10196?

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-2026-10196 is a malicious package: jupiter-sdk (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-2026-10196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10196/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-10196

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10196/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.