MAL-2026-1226

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    MAL-2026-1226

    Published: 3 Mar 2026Last Modified: 3 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in qwery-core (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (c4861116d64db41be8bae04818ecc9f3542fe4bc30055d57588f6f23c11149f3) Obfuscated downloader of encrypted code, compiled to native binary. The remote URL has to be provided to the binary. Likely impersonates legitimate npm library Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-qwery-core Reasons (based on the campaign): - obfuscation - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. - impersonation

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/qwery-core

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: qwery-core

    Purl: pkg:pypi/qwery-core

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    1.0.1
    1.0.2
    1.0.3
    1.0.4
    1.0.5
    1.0.6
    1.0.7
    MAL-2026-1226 | CVE-DB