MAL-2026-1001

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/request-httpx-4/MAL-2026-1001.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1001
Published
2026-02-23T12:37:17Z
Modified
2026-02-23T13:47:54.098672Z
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

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-02-23T13:34:13.172352524Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-23T12:37:17.706968Z",
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-request-httpx-4/request-httpx-4",
            "sha256": "b0c661d240f626319e5ff1e52562ca1d4a8a6c741126a91e4d46a9ed639cfc0d"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / request-httpx-4

Package

Name
request-httpx-4
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Purl
pkg:pypi/request-httpx-4

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/request-httpx-4/MAL-2026-1001.json"