{"id":"MAL-2026-11516","title":"Malicious code in coldcard-helpers (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in coldcard-helpers (PyPI)","severity":"none","vendor":"coldcard-helpers","product":"coldcard-helpers","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["coldcard-helpers"],"published":"2026-08-04","updated":"2026-08-04","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-11516","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/coldcard-helpers"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"ingestedAt":"2026-08-04T19:12:34.546Z","slug":"MAL-2026-11516","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (127a096109f7b5b2bbedf7f6a9fc2e7baa706e93704ebd52615e744a9838fbc3)\nWhen installing the package or importing the module, code starts a background task collecting sensitive data, like sensitive environment variables, private keys for cryptocurrency wallets, SSH keys, and so on to a Telegram channel.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-08-coldcard-helpers\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-env-variables\n\n\n - exfiltration-ssh-keys\n\n\n - exfiltration-crypto\n\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n\n\n - uses-telegram-bot\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `coldcard-helpers`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}