UNKNOWN PyPI Malware
Malicious code in executor-engine (PyPI)
PYSEC-2026-589 · MAL-2026-5298
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Description
Part of the "Hades" wave of the Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign. On 2026-06-08,
malicious phantom releases of executor-engine were published to PyPI using stolen
credentials. The package executes a bundled JavaScript payload (via the Bun
runtime) on import that harvests and exfiltrates credentials and attempts
self-propagation. This entry is a summary; behavior may not be fully
characterized here. See the linked references for detailed analysis and
indicators of compromise.
References
- EVIDENCE https://inspector.pypi.io/project/executor-engine/0.3.5/packages/e8/c5/ddb0a3baebdfd3a3a3e3f73dd1f851e94ee263a07720433adc68dc442058/executor_engine-0.3.5-py3-none-any.whl//executor_engine-setup.pth
- ARTICLE https://www.endorlabs.com/learn/shai-hulud-hades-wave-hits-six-pypi-bioinformatics-packages
- ARTICLE https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/the-hades-campaign-pypi-packages
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