MAL-2026-16141

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/platform-telemetry-client/MAL-2026-16141.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-16141
Published
2026-09-11T23:41:31Z
Modified
2026-09-12T01:00:03Z
Summary
Malicious code in platform-telemetry-client (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7464733f1d7353ae3aa3c9da2c60116c92298bfd84c94a6cba4e5f423cb0a0eb)

The package contains PTH file triggering the loader on every Python initialization. The loader tries to download next stage payload stored in chunks in DNS records. During analysis, the intended domain was not yet registered. The chosen name suggests relation to the campaign 2026-09-openaii.

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

Campaign: 2026-09-platform-telemetry-client

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • abuses-pth

  • data-stored-in-dns

  • obfuscation

Database specific 
{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "dl.lurves-update.com",
            "n.dl.lurves-update.com"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-09-platform-telemetry-client/platform-telemetry-client",
            "import_time": "2026-09-12T00:45:06.414149122Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-09-11T23:41:31.233219Z",
            "sha256": "7464733f1d7353ae3aa3c9da2c60116c92298bfd84c94a6cba4e5f423cb0a0eb",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / platform-telemetry-client

Package

Name
platform-telemetry-client
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Purl
pkg:pypi/platform-telemetry-client

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/platform-telemetry-client/MAL-2026-16141.json"