request-httpx-4

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (b0c661d240f626319e5ff1e52562ca1d4a8a6c741126a91e4d46a9ed639cfc0d)
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.


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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

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/request-httpx-4/MAL-2026-1001.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/request-httpx-4
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/request-httpx-4/MAL-2026-1001.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9rjg-pm34-8vv7

Compromised versions (1)

• = 0.0.1

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