MAL-2026-252 Malicious code in solana-program (PyPI)
- Package
- solana-program
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-252?
MAL-2026-252 is a malicious package in solana-program, published on 14 Jan 2026.
Official description
Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.
Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.
Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest
Reasons (based on the campaign):
The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'solana-program' @ 1.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
What should I do about MAL-2026-252?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.