MAL-2026-3000 Malicious code in xinference (PyPI)
- Package
- xinference
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-3000?
MAL-2026-3000 is a malicious package in xinference, published on 22 Apr 2026.
Official description
Versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2 were compromised.
Following a malicious pull request that exfiltrated sensitive data from the CI runner, three malicious PyPI releases were published. Infected releases contain code typical for TeamPCP actions that exfiltrates all kinds of sensitive data (credentials, env variables, SSH keys, cloud tokens, configuration files, shell histories, cryptowallets, data from secret managers…). Malicious action activates during importing the main package's module. TeamPCP denies their involvement.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-04-teampcp
Reasons (based on the campaign):
exfiltration-env-variables
exfiltration-ssh-keys
obfuscation
exfiltration-cloud-tokens
exfiltration-crypto
exfiltration-credentials
compromised-package
exploited-ci-vulnerability
What should I do about MAL-2026-3000?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.