MAL-2026-1004

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/request-httpx-9/MAL-2026-1004.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1004
Published
2026-02-24T09:11:42Z
Modified
2026-02-24T11:55:19.008398Z
Summary
Malicious code in request-httpx-9 (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (d8547656202b4eac0d914d466c2fe1d3bf17210c63af75ac2d8e020f5d0ef28c)

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": "2026-02-24T09:49:41.787046613Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-24T09:11:42.329114Z",
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-request-httpx-4/request-httpx-9",
            "sha256": "d8547656202b4eac0d914d466c2fe1d3bf17210c63af75ac2d8e020f5d0ef28c"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / request-httpx-9

Package

Name
request-httpx-9
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Purl
pkg:pypi/request-httpx-9

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/request-httpx-9/MAL-2026-1004.json"