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id: "MAL-2026-17191"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-17191"]
title: "Malicious code in requests-cache-utils (PyPI)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "requests-cache-utils", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 1.0.0", "ecosystem": "pypi"}]
ecosystems: ["pypi"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-09-26T22:49:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T20:51:58+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:08:21+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "osv-malicious", "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17191", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T20:51:58+00:00"}]
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# Malicious code in requests-cache-utils (PyPI)

## Affected

- pypi:requests-cache-utils affected = 1.0.0 fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T20:51:58+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17191

## From the sources

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## Source: kam193 (1655ea47fc7ccd39294203776ee3dcb01a394c40d93e05b7b527700b19de42c8)
During installation and importing the module, the code downloads and executes an infostealer.


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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

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