# MAL-2026-2486: Malicious code in gangomodule (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `gangomodule` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2026

## What is MAL-2026-2486?

MAL-2026-2486 is a malicious package in gangomodule, published on 4 Apr 2026. 

### Official description

During installation, obfuscated code validates the environment against typical sandboxing signs and attempts to download the next stages from remote sources. The remote stage is a comprehensive infostealer collecting credentials from files and process memory, especially SSH keys, and covering tracks to make the forensic analysis more difficult. Naming suggests relation with a toolkit called "Aether"

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

Campaign: 2026-04-gangomodule

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

 - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.

 - obfuscation

 - infostealer

 - exfiltration-credentials

 - exfiltration-ssh-keys

 - files-exfiltration

 - exfiltration-env-variables

 - exfiltration-generic

 - covering-tracks

## What should I do about MAL-2026-2486?

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-2026-2486 is a malicious package: gangomodule (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-2026-2486/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2486/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-2486

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2486/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.