# MAL-2026-15810: Malicious code in gcphelpit (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `gcphelpit` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2026

## What is MAL-2026-15810?

MAL-2026-15810 is a malicious package in gcphelpit, published on 1 Sep 2026. 

### Official description

The module src/gcphelpit/_verify.py runs at import time: it reads the installer's ~/.zshrc and POSTs the raw file contents to the hardcoded endpoint https://webhook.site/bc67d797-61ff-4f3b-a9b8-5df6a5e7643d. cli.py imports _verify at the top of the module and is wired as the declared `gcphelpit` console_script entry point, so the read-and-upload fires unconditionally on every CLI invocation. ~/.zshrc routinely contains exported cloud credentials and access tokens (AWS_*, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, GitHub/npm tokens), so the effect is bulk exfiltration of installer-owned shell secrets to a third-party public webhook collector that is unrelated to the package's advertised purpose as a GCP CLI audit helper.

During initialization of the CLI, the package exfiltrates sensitive files. Prior version 0.1.2 the code was launching a calculator as PoC instead of exfiltrating data.

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

Campaign: 2026-09-gcphelpit

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - files-exfiltration

## What should I do about MAL-2026-15810?

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-2026-15810 is a malicious package: gcphelpit (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-2026-15810/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-15810/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-15810

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-15810/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.