MAL-2026-18403

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/twitter-request-diagnostics/MAL-2026-18403.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-18403
Published
2026-10-29T23:44:17Z
Modified
2026-10-30T00:45:06Z
Summary
Malicious code in twitter-request-diagnostics (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (d437e09d0338d5b7640d3132c723bc4c77d95a052b35f7a32335a1d832c799c1)

Package offers a middleware adding allegedly diagnostic endpoint to a web app. Besides allowing for env variable exfiltration, it also contains a hidden functionality allowing executing sent commands.

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

Campaign: 2026-10-test-01-rafamarrara-learning-dc

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • backdoor

  • exfiltration-env-variables

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins":  [
        {
            "id":  "pypi/2026-10-test-01-rafamarrara-learning-dc/twitter-request-diagnostics",
            "import_time":  "2026-10-30T00:35:16.868899551Z",
            "modified_time":  "2026-10-29T23:44:17.225451Z",
            "sha256":  "d437e09d0338d5b7640d3132c723bc4c77d95a052b35f7a32335a1d832c799c1",
            "source":  "kam193",
            "versions":  [
                "1.0.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / twitter-request-diagnostics

Package

Name
twitter-request-diagnostics
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Purl
pkg:pypi/twitter-request-diagnostics

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/twitter-request-diagnostics/MAL-2026-18403.json"