qowa

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (67fe6a2b86c60720a8e3cc1002c183bd751ec1896d3be13a44b5ce7d1623afbd)
The package provides a C2 server and agent with pre-filed credentials, disguised as a generic utility.


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


Campaign: 2026-10-qowa


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - rat


 - spyware-like


 - target:android


 - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.


 - uses-telegram-bot


 - files-exfiltration

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fb530f423ff8de6d16c17f2ceae1eec4774c8a0/osv/malicious/pypi/qowa/MAL-2026-18218.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/qowa
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fb530f423ff8de6d16c17f2ceae1eec4774c8a0/osv/malicious/pypi/qowa/MAL-2026-18218.json
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/4f27542fecd13e7f077489c04a2f3503d1189f32/osv/malicious/pypi/qowa/MAL-2026-18218.json
- https://pypi.org/project/qowa/0.1.0
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrhx-5xfm-5r45

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.