Malicious code in requests-cache-utils (PyPI)
--- _-= 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
MAL-2026-17191
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:MAL-2026-17191
requests-cache-utils
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1.0.0
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"package": {
"name": "requests-cache-utils",
"purl": "pkg:pypi/requests-cache-utils",
"ecosystem": "PyPI"
},
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/requests-cache-utils/MAL-2026-17191.json"
}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #19568 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date