MAL-2026-18743

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/reqnest/MAL-2026-18743.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-18743
Published
2026-11-06T22:10:07Z
Modified
2026-11-06T22:45:03Z
Summary
Malicious code in reqnest (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (819e0998a4223acf5f70c15fbbeea8f9c9bf801044d5974622ebc2a971bc2c61)

During import, package exfiltrates sensitive Telegram files to a remote location.

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

Campaign: 2026-11-reqnest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • files-exfiltration

  • target:telegram

  • typosquatting

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-11-reqnest/reqnest",
            "import_time": "2026-11-06T22:36:42.970879179Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-11-06T22:10:07.13815Z",
            "sha256": "819e0998a4223acf5f70c15fbbeea8f9c9bf801044d5974622ebc2a971bc2c61",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / reqnest

Package

Name
reqnest
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Purl
pkg:pypi/reqnest

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/reqnest/MAL-2026-18743.json"