Critical (AgentArmorHQ estimate)Supply chainOctober 10, 2026

Malicious code in agent-vx (PyPI)

Product: agent-vx
Affected: agent-vx 0.1.0
Fixed in: No fix yet

Last verified against sources: October 26, 2026

Am I affected?

agent-vx: affected agent-vx 0.1.0. No fix has been reported yet.

Check your version: run pip show agent-vx. Versions 0.1.0 of agent-vx are affected. [1]

What to do now

Remove the package if it is installed: run pip uninstall agent-vx. [1]
No fixed version is available yet. [1]

General practice, not from the source: if the affected software could read tokens or credentials, rotate them after upgrading; pin versions and review changes before updating tools your agents run.

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What happened

The agent-vx package contains malicious code. [1]
When the agentaix module is imported, its __init__.py runs a hidden script. [1]
The script registers the machine with a remote server and polls that server for commands. [1]
The payload runs the moment the module is imported, with no user action. [1]

Impact

An attacker could run any shell command on the machine. [1]
An attacker could read any file the user can access and send it to the remote server. [1]
An attacker could list, download, upload, delete, rename, and open files. [1]
The script adds a startup entry so it runs again at every user login. [1]

What was done

No patched version is available. [1]
The advisory lists the package as malicious code. [1]

Sources

MAL-2026-17755 — OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Brief

Malicious code in agent-vx (PyPI)
Product: agent-vx | Affected: agent-vx 0.1.0 | Fixed in: No fix yet
Summary: The agent-vx package contains malicious code.
Source & remediation on AgentArmorHQ: https://agentarmorhq.com/incidents/2026/10/mal-2026-17755-agent-vx

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