MAL-2026-1097

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/botbooster/MAL-2026-1097.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-1097
Published
2026-03-01T10:00:17Z
Modified
2026-03-01T10:58:12.888639Z
Summary
Malicious code in botbooster (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (0ac97422a8ea78df8c5538d0dbada7aad5720510773f1855cf5e4b5a9cbc56cb)

When using the provided function, code exfiltrates the sensitive token from local settings.json to the hardcoded location.

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-02-old-botbooster

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • exfiltration-credentials
Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-old-botbooster/botbooster",
            "import_time": "2026-03-01T10:09:12.793529726Z",
            "sha256": "0ac97422a8ea78df8c5538d0dbada7aad5720510773f1855cf5e4b5a9cbc56cb",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-01T10:00:17.364687Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1",
                "0.0.2",
                "0.0.3"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-02-old-botbooster/botbooster",
            "import_time": "2026-03-01T10:43:22.114686044Z",
            "sha256": "aad6702fb7eebe36b9e7515743305d8633f9a554e1495f586fcdba178f7e1bcb",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-01T10:00:17.364687Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1",
                "0.0.2",
                "0.0.3"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / botbooster

Package

Name
botbooster
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Purl
pkg:pypi/botbooster

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1
0.0.2
0.0.3

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/botbooster/MAL-2026-1097.json"