# MAL-2026-11202: Malicious code in ml-shared (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `ml-shared` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2026

## What is MAL-2026-11202?

MAL-2026-11202 is a malicious package in ml-shared, published on 30 Jul 2026. 

### Official description

setup.py defines a function named analytics() that collects the installer's hostname, username, current working directory, and the entire process environment (dict(os.environ)) and POSTs it as JSON to https://request-forwarder.a-d-a-m.workers.dev/. The routine fires both at module top-level (executed during pip's build/install of the sdist) and via a PostInstallCommand hooked into cmdclass={'install':...}, so it runs on pip install without user interaction. On CI/build agents the bulk os.environ dump routinely contains credentials such as AWS_*, GITHUB_TOKEN, NPM_TOKEN, PYPI_TOKEN, and other secret-shaped variables. The destination is an anonymous Cloudflare Workers subdomain unrelated to any declared publisher, the function is named analytics as a cover, and code lines are padded with trailing whitespace consistent with evasion of casual review.

During installation, package exfiltrates basic info and all environmental variables.

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

Campaign: 2026-07-ml-shared

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - exfiltration-env-variables

 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-11202?

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-2026-11202 is a malicious package: ml-shared (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-2026-11202/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11202/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-11202

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11202/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.