MAL-2026-18218

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/qowa/MAL-2026-18218.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-18218
Published
2026-10-23T08:21:14Z
Modified
2026-10-26T06:45:16Z
Summary
Malicious code in qowa (PyPI)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (650ce7eeda9c50d942912db7495f8108fcc3b8447ff9bae79a1bd1b105c1b0d5)

src/qowa/init.py contains calls to socket.gethostname() at lines 30, 52, and 247 together with hardcoded Telegram Bot API endpoints (api.telegram.org/bot/...) at lines 117 and 135. The code reads installer host identity and transmits it to an attacker-controlled Telegram bot channel, a known pattern for host-reconnaissance exfiltration using Telegram as a C2/collector. The embedded bot token encodes the destination chat under the operator's control, so installing or importing this package leaks the installer's hostname (and any other collected context) off-host to a third party. The package has no documented purpose that would legitimize Telegram-bot delivery of hostname data.

Source: kam193 (67fe6a2b86c60720a8e3cc1002c183bd751ec1896d3be13a44b5ce7d1623afbd)

The package provides a C2 server and agent with pre-filed credentials, disguised as a generic utility.

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

Campaign: 2026-10-qowa

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • rat

  • spyware-like

  • target:android

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

  • uses-telegram-bot

  • files-exfiltration

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-10-qowa/qowa",
            "import_time": "2026-10-23T08:47:28.5113769Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-23T08:21:14.1804Z",
            "sha256": "67fe6a2b86c60720a8e3cc1002c183bd751ec1896d3be13a44b5ce7d1623afbd",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-021781",
            "import_time": "2026-10-26T06:39:42.569855281Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-26T06:32:02Z",
            "sha256": "650ce7eeda9c50d942912db7495f8108fcc3b8447ff9bae79a1bd1b105c1b0d5",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / qowa

Package

Name
qowa
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Purl
pkg:pypi/qowa

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "src/qowa/__init__.py",
            "sha256": "e780d6429bb306c93e0396d55260557adc08fee96f1582dcab72e5994688f44d",
            "tlsh": "dc42945a9d567a22d3a7d26c2ca1d252f32aad1354062834becc53d8bf4c075c2fd6ac"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "qowa-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
            "hashes": {
                "blake2b_256": "78511cca9145589616a7421817a0d7ca2456afc7d54e45f8954b1e3cfecb0cc1",
                "md5": "7905b8465cf6db7a5a9a7024214ad0b8",
                "sha256": "50416008e3b52c84097352effd97d20c8de2d51f5005b7da6696c52593f07544"
            }
        },
        {
            "filename": "qowa-0.1.0.tar.gz",
            "hashes": {
                "blake2b_256": "2dd0339c8d8480f9fc63d28c65aab91dd727434d101c56154e86e334b6015cf6",
                "md5": "b55f6b40f12fbe9345fa54f3aec93b20",
                "sha256": "9db92cad9c17a448b86cfe4a81b5ed292083e3cb41dd8b075355eb8858d6af89"
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/qowa/MAL-2026-18218.json"