requests-lite

{"modified":"2026-03-09T10:21:44Z","published":"2026-03-09T10:21:44Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-1291","summary":"Malicious code in requests-lite (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (d343c918303c251cdef262a6e1cbdff6ae797cf56115a81cfa5449732395b63b)\nClone of a legitimate requests library. The hidden code runs when using the requests functionality and starts a Telegram bot awaiting for remote commands.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-old-requests-lite\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - clones-real-package\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\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 - rat\n\n\n - abusing-3rd-api\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"requests-lite"},"versions":["2.32.3","2.32.4","2.32.5","2.32.7"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/requests-lite"}],"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","type":"REPORTER","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/2026-03-old-requests-lite/requests-lite","import_time":"2026-03-09T10:48:50.167859839Z","modified_time":"2026-03-09T10:21:44.09447Z","sha256":"d343c918303c251cdef262a6e1cbdff6ae797cf56115a81cfa5449732395b63b","source":"kam193","versions":["2.32.3","2.32.4","2.32.5","2.32.7"]}]}}