pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarerequests-cache-utils
MAL-2026-17191
Malicious code in requests-cache-utils (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (1655ea47fc7ccd39294203776ee3dcb01a394c40d93e05b7b527700b19de42c8) During installation and importing the module, the code downloads and executes an infostealer. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-09-requests-cache-utils Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - malware - infostealer - exfiltration-browser-data
Compromised versions (1)
- 1.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.