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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

telebot-bot-run

GHSA-jx3w-xhg8-h3fh

Malicious code in telebot-bot-run (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.5`

## Source: kam193 (3427c3bade820197fefbdc26a5be82d8feeca5f96d35cf035aab848167f2df26)
The package, distinguished as a speed testing or typosquatted Telegram library, contains a Telegram bot to perform remote control of the computer


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


Campaign: 2025-10-speedd-testing-bot


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - typosquatting


 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.


 - rat

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (956d172026e3ec8ca278acca488473700f3d28483adf026901c3fcc06f501972)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'telebot-bot-run' @ 0.5 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/telebot-bot-run/MAL-2026-10863.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/telebot-bot-run
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/telebot-bot-run/MAL-2026-10863.json
- https://www.getsafety.com/blog-posts/telegrem-bot-malware
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jx3w-xhg8-h3fh

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.5

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