MAL-2026-16017

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/telegram-helper/MAL-2026-16017.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-16017
Published
2026-09-07T21:17:35Z
Modified
2026-09-07T21:45:04Z
Summary
Malicious code in telegram-helper (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7db7944f424aaa877ab4c7d4555c4358900d45011b05a886837a14efea2a72a9)

The package hides code that starts a Telegram bot to exfiltrate sensitive session files and cookies

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

Campaign: 2026-09-telegram-helper

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

  • rat

  • files-exfiltration

  • target:telegram

  • uses-telegram-bot

  • exfiltration-browser-data

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-09-telegram-helper/telegram-helper",
            "import_time": "2026-09-07T21:38:11.218467811Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-07T21:17:35.335618Z",
            "sha256": "7db7944f424aaa877ab4c7d4555c4358900d45011b05a886837a14efea2a72a9",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.1",
                "0.1.2"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / telegram-helper

Package

Name
telegram-helper
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Purl
pkg:pypi/telegram-helper

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.1
0.1.2

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/telegram-helper/MAL-2026-16017.json"