MAL-2026-3216

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    MAL-2026-3216

    Published: 1 May 2026Last Modified: 1 May 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in httpx-utils (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (5d3d6ca7ec9867abcf3fb8a0170ca44801107a64fb1ff7f9aa437dd7b1f59845) During installation, package downloads downloads and executes next-stage script that then downloads a Sliver beacon and establishes persistence via a systemd service Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-05-httpx-utils Reasons (based on the campaign): - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. - persistence

    References: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/78a5ed5722ba5c630abc1728580c3b953a55534d755031975fd0f21616dcf942/detection, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/httpx-utils

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: httpx-utils

    Purl: pkg:pypi/httpx-utils

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.2
    MAL-2026-3216 | CVE-DB