httpx-utils

GHSA-9623-x2m5-h97q

Malicious code in httpx-utils (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.2`

## 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


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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

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/httpx-utils/MAL-2026-3216.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/httpx-utils
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/httpx-utils/MAL-2026-3216.json
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/78a5ed5722ba5c630abc1728580c3b953a55534d755031975fd0f21616dcf942/detection
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9623-x2m5-h97q

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.2

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