MAL-2026-3216

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Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/httpx-utils/MAL-2026-3216.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-3216

Published

2026-05-01T16:52:41Z

Modified

2026-05-01T17:31:59.015660Z

Summary

Malicious code in httpx-utils (PyPI)

Details

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Source: kam193 (5d3d6ca7ec9867abcf3fb8a0170ca44801107a64fb1ff7f9aa437dd7b1f59845)

During installation, package downloads downloads and executes next-stage script that then downloads a Sliver beacon and establishes persistence via a systemd service

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

Campaign: 2026-05-httpx-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
persistence

Database specific

{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "redir.acysec.site",
            "acysec.site"
        ],
        "urls": [
            "https://redir.acysec.site/scripts/update.sh",
            "https://api.github.com/repos/YoungKevinn/system-updater/releases/assets/409658341",
            "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/YoungKevinn/96af9afbde472731f39a8a457b3e13db/raw/e9226aecb69eca0871b207a24d0b2ccaac4e2d13/update-manifest.txt"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "id": "pypi/2026-05-httpx-utils/httpx-utils",
            "sha256": "5d3d6ca7ec9867abcf3fb8a0170ca44801107a64fb1ff7f9aa437dd7b1f59845",
            "modified_time": "2026-05-01T16:52:41.434235Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.0.2"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-05-01T17:26:31.557358156Z",
            "source": "kam193"
        }
    ]
}

References

Credits

- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) - REPORTER
- - https://github.com/kam193
  - https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/

Affected packages

PyPI / httpx-utils

Package

Name: httpx-utils; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:pypi/httpx-utils

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.2

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/httpx-utils/MAL-2026-3216.json"