MAL-2026-15862
Malicious code in py-2equests (PyPI)
Details
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## Source: kam193 (e77ec1203f9d490621144227c797d33bf3271c674bcc248fbaf16aaeca9bd106) During import, the code exfiltrates potentially sensitive env variables. In all analyzed versions the exfiltration target was a localhost, suggesting it was just a test.
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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.
Campaign: 2026-09-0requests
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- exfiltration-env-variables
- typosquatting
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