MAL-2026-1001

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    MAL-2026-1001

    Published: 23 Feb 2026Last Modified: 23 Feb 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in request-httpx-4 (PyPI)

    Details: 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

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/request-httpx-4

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: request-httpx-4

    Purl: pkg:pypi/request-httpx-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.0.1
    MAL-2026-1001 | CVE-DB