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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

sherpy

GHSA-74qh-6w69-w7vc

Malicious code in sherpy (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (2e5440f1e24545fd14e73c7fc459a9abf893f4674683899ed29ff7c4189416b6)
When used, the package exfiltrates Chrome extension files (likely targeting cryptocurrency wallets) and sensitive Telegram files.


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


Campaign: 2026-09-sherpy


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - exfiltration-crypto


 - target:telegram


 - native-extension

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/87924d2c932a655d8920a162c91b62e8e82db0a5/osv/malicious/pypi/sherpy/MAL-2026-17188.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/sherpy
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/87924d2c932a655d8920a162c91b62e8e82db0a5/osv/malicious/pypi/sherpy/MAL-2026-17188.json
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9c4594ea270f8ce1185755115d5eb811c41d8589/osv/malicious/pypi/sherpy/MAL-2026-17188.json
- https://pypi.org/project/sherpy/0.1.0
- https://pypi.org/project/sherpy/0.1.1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-74qh-6w69-w7vc

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.1.0

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.