MAL-2026-2840

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/sher-server-tool/MAL-2026-2840.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2840
Published
2026-04-17T10:48:02Z
Modified
2026-04-17T11:32:50.482839Z
Summary
Malicious code in sher-server-tool (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (e83ee8187475c07ed6ea406a698e3f9d3c55efec8e689ba0c110a6ee2ce1012b)

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": [
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-04-17T10:48:02.6606Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ],
            "sha256": "e83ee8187475c07ed6ea406a698e3f9d3c55efec8e689ba0c110a6ee2ce1012b",
            "id": "pypi/2026-04-sher-net/sher-server-tool",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-04-17T10:55:30.424564193Z"
        },
        {
            "modified_time": "2026-04-17T10:48:02.6606Z",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ],
            "sha256": "5410b94d691b7b974afe04b9219d88e99af1bf3903e2aca32d6426b8ded0971c",
            "id": "pypi/2026-04-sher-net/sher-server-tool",
            "source": "kam193",
            "import_time": "2026-04-17T11:23:58.18754326Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / sher-server-tool

Package

Name
sher-server-tool
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Purl
pkg:pypi/sher-server-tool

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/sher-server-tool/MAL-2026-2840.json"