Malicious code in gcphelpit (PyPI)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (6be1770a21667861e10f778ca485b270170e20a35a529bc2a041bc72266bdb7d) The module src/gcphelpit/_verify.py runs at import time: it reads the installer's ~/.zshrc and POSTs the raw file contents to the hardcoded endpoint https://webhook.site/bc67d797-61ff-4f3b-a9b8-5df6a5e7643d. cli.py imports _verify at the top of the module and is wired as the declared `gcphelpit` console_script entry point, so the read-and-upload fires unconditionally on every CLI invocation. ~/.zshrc routinely contains exported cloud credentials and access tokens (AWS_*, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, GitHub/npm tokens), so the effect is bulk exfiltration of installer-owned shell secrets to a third-party public webhook collector that is unrelated to the package's advertised purpose as a GCP CLI audit helper. ## Source: kam193 (d3e108475330381be537963456cb012b943f2d0a3693c83205f8f5b01f36635a) During initialization of the CLI, the package exfiltrates sensitive files. Prior version 0.1.2 the code was launching a calculator as PoC instead of exfiltrating data. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-09-gcphelpit Reasons (based on the campaign): - files-exfiltration
Malicious code in gcphelpit (PyPI)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (6be1770a21667861e10f778ca485b270170e20a35a529bc2a041bc72266bdb7d) The module src/gcphelpit/_verify.py runs at import time: it reads the installer's ~/.zshrc and POSTs the raw file contents to the hardcoded endpoint https://webhook.site/bc67d797-61ff-4f3b-a9b8-5df6a5e7643d. cli.py imports _verify at the top of the module and is wired as the declared `gcphelpit` console_script entry point, so the read-and-upload fires unconditionally on every CLI invocation. ~/.zshrc routinely contains exported cloud credentials and access tokens (AWS_*, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, GitHub/npm tokens), so the effect is bulk exfiltration of installer-owned shell secrets to a third-party public webhook collector that is unrelated to the package's advertised purpose as a GCP CLI audit helper. ## Source: kam193 (d3e108475330381be537963456cb012b943f2d0a3693c83205f8f5b01f36635a) During initialization of the CLI, the package exfiltrates sensitive files. Prior version 0.1.2 the code was launching a calculator as PoC instead of exfiltrating data. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-09-gcphelpit Reasons (based on the campaign): - files-exfiltration
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-15810
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["PyPI"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a984563acd9273b496ac511
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 15:48:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 01:43:43 UTC
Views: 5
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