request-httpx-4

{"modified":"2026-02-23T12:37:17Z","published":"2026-02-23T12:37:17Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-1001","summary":"Malicious code in request-httpx-4 (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (b0c661d240f626319e5ff1e52562ca1d4a8a6c741126a91e4d46a9ed639cfc0d)\nThe package contains a Telegram bot running allowing for remote access. This functionality is disclosed in the readme, but the package name clearly indicates it's either a dependency confusion attempt or it's intended to be hidden from the user in the installed environment.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-request-httpx-4\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - dependency-confusion\n\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"request-httpx-4"},"versions":["0.0.1"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/request-httpx-4"}],"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","type":"REPORTER","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/2026-02-request-httpx-4/request-httpx-4","import_time":"2026-02-23T13:34:13.172352524Z","modified_time":"2026-02-23T12:37:17.706968Z","sha256":"b0c661d240f626319e5ff1e52562ca1d4a8a6c741126a91e4d46a9ed639cfc0d","source":"kam193","versions":["0.0.1"]}]}}