mal-2026-4859
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
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Source: kam193 (8bc2e515c2eb7bf73ea5d532cfb6701dcaf3dd95e9d8248ee3d426b1d0c1ed8c)
During installation, package executes obfuscated code that starts a RAT-like software allowing remote control and exfiltrating sensitive data.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-05-telethon-pro-safe
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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rat
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The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
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exfiltration-credentials
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exfiltration-browser-data
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The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
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The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.
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The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
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infostealer
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obfuscation
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "telethon-pro-safe"
},
"versions": [
"3.0.0",
"3.0.1",
"3.0.2",
"3.0.3",
"3.0.4"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "ANALYST"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "REPORTER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"id": "pypi/2026-05-telethon-pro-safe/telethon-pro-safe",
"import_time": "2026-05-28T19:25:24.080697697Z",
"modified_time": "2026-05-28T17:50:39.568931Z",
"sha256": "8bc2e515c2eb7bf73ea5d532cfb6701dcaf3dd95e9d8248ee3d426b1d0c1ed8c",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"3.0.0",
"3.0.1",
"3.0.2",
"3.0.3",
"3.0.4"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2026-05-telethon-pro-safe/telethon-pro-safe",
"import_time": "2026-05-28T21:15:43.330573907Z",
"modified_time": "2026-05-28T17:50:39.568931Z",
"sha256": "547838db16ca725408f22270caf4e4e1517d67c7b362784921367678ead4bd51",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"3.0.0",
"3.0.1",
"3.0.2",
"3.0.3",
"3.0.4"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (8bc2e515c2eb7bf73ea5d532cfb6701dcaf3dd95e9d8248ee3d426b1d0c1ed8c)\nDuring installation, package executes obfuscated code that starts a RAT-like software allowing remote control and exfiltrating sensitive data.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-05-telethon-pro-safe\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - rat\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n\n\n - exfiltration-browser-data\n\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim\u0027s machine.\n\n\n - The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - infostealer\n\n\n - obfuscation\n",
"id": "MAL-2026-4859",
"modified": "2026-05-28T21:16:55Z",
"published": "2026-05-28T17:50:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/telethon-pro-safe"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in telethon-pro-safe (PyPI)"
}
Sightings
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