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

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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

  • The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

  • 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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