MAL-2026-4183 Malicious code in openclaw-agent (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-4183 is a malicious package: openclaw-agent (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-2026-4183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-4183/index.md)
- Package
- openclaw-agent
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-4183?
MAL-2026-4183 is a malicious package in openclaw-agent, published on 20 May 2026.
Official description
The package is intended to create a backdoor and steal sensitive data, but the analyzed code did not finally exfiltrate the content of sensitive files.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-05-openclaw-agent
Reasons (based on the campaign):
exfiltration-generic
impersonation
persistence
peristence-autorun
backdoor
crypto-related
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
What should I do about MAL-2026-4183?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.