gateio-ws (PyPI) · Malicious Code
Affects gateio-wsSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove gateio-ws and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 18:47 UTC
Malicious package
Published to PyPI · OSV MAL-2026-19937
What to do
Remove gateio-ws from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PyPIgateio-ws | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
The gateio-ws package on PyPI contains malicious code that executes during installation by overriding the install command in setup.py. This package is part of a campaign involving typosquatting and is designed to exfiltrate environment variables and other data, raising significant privacy and security concerns.