MAL-2026-16356

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/starlette-healthchecks/MAL-2026-16356.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-16356
Published
2026-09-21T16:50:02Z
Modified
2026-09-21T21:46:05Z
Summary
Malicious code in starlette-healthchecks (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (13c2438df5dfe3675f8861c03c803a273747135af8a70fc916235ad64d6cd22f)

The package appears to be a typosquatting research attempt. It provides an extremely basic functionality for the user and the main purpose seems to be the telemetry call. Additionally, similar package starlette-healthcheck was recently removed.

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

Campaign: 2026-09-starlette-healthcheck

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • action-hidden-in-lib-usage

  • typosquatting

Database specific 
{
    "iocs":  {
        "domains":  [
            "ca-fusion-dev-collector.victorioussmoke-2f009910.uksouth.azurecontainerapps.io"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins":  [
        {
            "id":  "pypi/2026-09-starlette-healthcheck/starlette-healthchecks",
            "import_time":  "2026-09-21T17:38:33.982933083Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-09-21T16:50:02.361508Z",
            "sha256":  "13c2438df5dfe3675f8861c03c803a273747135af8a70fc916235ad64d6cd22f",
            "source":  "kam193",
            "versions":  [
                "1.3.1"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "pypi/2026-09-starlette-healthcheck/starlette-healthchecks",
            "import_time":  "2026-09-21T21:37:47.148069691Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-09-21T21:05:51.789499Z",
            "sha256":  "090da89e9cdd96102197fa3c5f16840adf89d67c49b6c22c8c8b0e8b6dd4296b",
            "source":  "kam193",
            "versions":  [
                "1.3.1",
                "1.3.2"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / starlette-healthchecks

Package

Name
starlette-healthchecks
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Purl
pkg:pypi/starlette-healthchecks

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.1
1.3.2

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/starlette-healthchecks/MAL-2026-16356.json"