requestsdev

GHSA-hf5m-hpch-4hh6

Malicious code in requestsdev (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.3.6`

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/requestsdev/MAL-2025-5129.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/requestsdev/MAL-2025-5129.json
- https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/backdoor-implant-discovered-on-pypi-posing-as-debugging-utility
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf5m-hpch-4hh6

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.3.6

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