py-venv-doctor (PyPI) · Malicious Code
Affects py-venv-doctorSource GCVE Database
Malicious package : remove py-venv-doctor and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC
Malicious package
Published to PyPI · OSV MAL-2026-16296
What to do
Remove py-venv-doctor 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PyPIpy-venv-doctor | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (f98f9dd8cd5b70474786eb054bccf9de05d98face434e0a814123e51c090f364) During installation and after generating a healthcheck report, package sends opt-out telemetry. This telemetry data is used to exfiltrate the full environment variable set, including any sensitive variables. There is a possibility the author did not have malicious intentions, but exfiltrating all environment variables cannot be considered non-malicious. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-09-py-venv-doctor Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - exfiltration-env-variables - action-hidden-in-lib-usage