MAL-2026-1264
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MAL-2026-1264
Summary: Malicious code in python-requirements (PyPI)
Details: Source: kam193 (40fa77c47c3649fce85f601f8aa10bf13674e5db4a2d35f125cb48b77d65f99d) The package clones a legitimate webdavclient3 library and modifies it to be an installer utility. During installation, the package exfiltrates the current working directory to a remote WebDAV server or Telegram Bot. Additionally, the package targets cryptocurrency operations in another suspicious project, https://github.com/fewcatltd/zkSync/ The install_modules() method injects code into two files, which are characteristic for this repository, and causes exfiltrating configuration files during cryptocurrency exchange operations. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-03-old-python-module-installer Reasons (based on the campaign): - impersonation - dependency-confusion - files-exfiltration - action-hidden-in-lib-usage - clones-real-package - crypto-related - exfiltration-crypto
References: https://github.com/Python-source-dev/python-module-installer/commit/f58c60b95e98dc9ae8f0fb03ed8eaa5fa23e14cf, https://github.com/Python-source-dev/python-module-installer, https://github.com/python-requirements/requirements, https://github.com/fewcatltd/zkSync/, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/python-requirements
Affected packages
Package
Name: python-requirements
Purl: pkg:pypi/python-requirements
Affected ranges
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