pypi

request-httpx-4 @0.0.1

Vulnerability report · Last retrieved from osv.dev August 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM UTC

Malicious

OSV ID

MAL-2026-1001

Ecosystem

pypi

Summary

The 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. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-request-httpx-4 Reasons (based on the campaign): - dependency-confusion - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine. - files-exfiltration

Source: kam193 (b0c661d240f626319e5ff1e52562ca1d4a8a6c741126a91e4d46a9ed639cfc0d)

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