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Malware

request-util

GHSA-q247-xmq3-7x4v

Malicious code in request-util (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 2.4.0`

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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-util/MAL-2025-41743.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/request-util/MAL-2025-41743.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q247-xmq3-7x4v

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 2.4.0

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