mal-2026-1001
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2026-02-23 12:37
Modified
2026-02-23 12:37
Summary
Malicious code in request-httpx-4 (PyPI)
Details
-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-
Source: kam193 (b0c661d240f626319e5ff1e52562ca1d4a8a6c741126a91e4d46a9ed639cfc0d)
The package contains a Telegram bot running allowing for remote access. This functionality is disclosed in the readme, but the package name clearly indicates it's either a dependency confusion attempt or it's intended to be hidden from the user in the installed environment.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-02-request-httpx-4
Reasons (based on the campaign):
-
dependency-confusion
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The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
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files-exfiltration
Credits
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "request-httpx-4"
},
"versions": [
"0.0.1"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2026-02-request-httpx-4/request-httpx-4",
"import_time": "2026-02-23T13:34:13.172352524Z",
"modified_time": "2026-02-23T12:37:17.706968Z",
"sha256": "b0c661d240f626319e5ff1e52562ca1d4a8a6c741126a91e4d46a9ed639cfc0d",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"0.0.1"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (b0c661d240f626319e5ff1e52562ca1d4a8a6c741126a91e4d46a9ed639cfc0d)\nThe package contains a Telegram bot running allowing for remote access. This functionality is disclosed in the readme, but the package name clearly indicates it\u0027s either a dependency confusion attempt or it\u0027s intended to be hidden from the user in the installed environment.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-request-httpx-4\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - dependency-confusion\n\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim\u0027s machine.\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-1001",
"modified": "2026-02-23T12:37:17Z",
"published": "2026-02-23T12:37:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/request-httpx-4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in request-httpx-4 (PyPI)"
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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