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requests-auroras

MAL-2026-16274

Malicious code in requests-auroras (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (afa39517de816c01400eef99ef6ebce1357910c217c5e0ff55e4a252ea15a4c5)
During installation, package starts a reverse shell.


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


Campaign: 2026-09-requests-triwes


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Compromised versions (1)

  • 2.34.2

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