Malicious code in qowa (PyPI)

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-18218",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Malicious code in qowa (PyPI)",
    "summary": "--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (650ce7eeda9c50d942912db7495f8108fcc3b8447ff9bae79a1bd1b105c1b0d5) src/qowa/__init__.py contains calls to socket.gethostname() at lines 30, 52, and 247 together with hardcoded Telegram Bot API endpoints (api.telegram.org/bot/...) at lines 117 and 135. The code reads installer host identity and transmits it to an attacker-controlled Telegram bot channel, a known pattern for host-reconnaissance exfiltration using Telegram as a C2/collector. The embedded bot token encodes the destination chat under the operator's control, so installing or importing this package leaks the installer's hostname (and any other collected context) off-host to a third party. The package has no documented purpose that would legitimize Telegram-bot delivery of hostname data. ## Source: kam193 (67fe6a2b86c60720a8e3cc1002c183bd751ec1896d3be13a44b5ce7d1623afbd) The package provides a C2 server and agent with pre-filed credentials, disguised as a generic utility. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-10-qowa Reasons (based on the campaign): - rat - spyware-like - target:android - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine. - uses-telegram-bot - files-exfiltration",
    "evidence": "osv:MAL-2026-18218",
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      {
        "name": {
          "value": "qowa",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.1.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
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    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "MAL-2026-18218",
      "aliases": [
        "MAL-2026-18218"
      ],
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            "name": "qowa",
            "purl": "pkg:pypi/qowa",
            "ecosystem": "PyPI"
          },
          "versions": [
            "0.1.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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              {
                "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
                "cweId": "CWE-506",
                "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature."
              }
            ],
            "source": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/qowa/MAL-2026-18218.json",
            "indicators": {
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                  "filename": "qowa-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl"
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                    "blake2b_256": "2dd0339c8d8480f9fc63d28c65aab91dd727434d101c56154e86e334b6015cf6"
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                  "filename": "qowa-0.1.0.tar.gz"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T06:45:16.063566696Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/qowa",
        "https://pypi.org/project/qowa/0.1.0/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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          {
            "id": "pypi/2026-10-qowa/qowa",
            "sha256": "67fe6a2b86c60720a8e3cc1002c183bd751ec1896d3be13a44b5ce7d1623afbd",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
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            "import_time": "2026-10-23T08:47:28.5113769Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-23T08:21:14.1804Z"
          },
          {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-021781",
            "sha256": "650ce7eeda9c50d942912db7495f8108fcc3b8447ff9bae79a1bd1b105c1b0d5",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
              "0.1.0"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-10-26T06:39:42.569855281Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-10-26T06:32:02Z"
          }
        ]
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    },
    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 446740,
  "published_at": "2026-10-23T08:21:14+00:00"
}