MAL-2026-2839

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/sher-net/MAL-2026-2839.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2839
Published
2026-04-17T10:45:37Z
Modified
2026-04-17T11:04:01.746346Z
Summary
Malicious code in sher-net (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (f87dc8302df47889be1acee83b535b423d7f04e597ed61cca62dc2727f4d5d46)

Starting the module activates a hardcoded telegram bot allowing remote code execution, data exfiltration, collecting webcam photos, clipboard data, etc.

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

Campaign: 2026-04-sher-net

Reasons (based on the campaign):

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

  • rat

  • spyware-like

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-04-sher-net/sher-net",
            "import_time": "2026-04-17T10:55:30.423504995Z",
            "sha256": "f87dc8302df47889be1acee83b535b423d7f04e597ed61cca62dc2727f4d5d46",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-04-17T10:45:37.738824Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / sher-net

Package

Name
sher-net
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:pypi/sher-net

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/sher-net/MAL-2026-2839.json"