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id: "MAL-2026-16274"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-16274"]
title: "Malicious code in requests-auroras (PyPI)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "requests-auroras", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 2.34.2", "ecosystem": "pypi"}]
ecosystems: ["pypi"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-09-17T23:53:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T20:51:57+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:10:31+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "osv-malicious", "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16274", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T20:51:57+00:00"}]
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# Malicious code in requests-auroras (PyPI)

## Affected

- pypi:requests-auroras affected = 2.34.2 fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T20:51:57+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16274

## From the sources

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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.

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