Malicious code in 0requests (PyPI)
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (ce3a594da2523b6481bd4639f5d3aaed9ec11a9adf92c2b99bf99d0ab6fb5b78) The package name '0requests' is a one-character variant of the popular PyPI package 'requests'. On import of the top-level package, __init__.py enumerates os.environ and collects every variable whose name begins with SECRET, API, TOKEN, or KEY, then opens a TCP socket to a host/port taken from the TS_HOST and TS_PORT environment variables and sends the serialized dictionary of credential-shaped variables. The same import path spawns a python subprocess that connects to the same TS_HOST:TS_PORT, sends a 'SHELL' marker, and sleeps to keep the socket open, providing a remote-controlled shell channel on the host. Console output includes '0requests installed -- targeting requests' and a '[typosquat] exfiltrating' log line, confirming intent. ## Source: kam193 (b42d4eed37375dfa065db35c2e08365b9557b442c935e645b3e82564c4c32d7c) During import, the code exfiltrates potentially sensitive env variables. In all analyzed versions the exfiltration target was a localhost, suggesting it was just a test. --- Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities. Campaign: 2026-09-0requests Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-env-variables - typosquatting
Malicious code in 0requests (PyPI)
Description
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (ce3a594da2523b6481bd4639f5d3aaed9ec11a9adf92c2b99bf99d0ab6fb5b78) The package name '0requests' is a one-character variant of the popular PyPI package 'requests'. On import of the top-level package, __init__.py enumerates os.environ and collects every variable whose name begins with SECRET, API, TOKEN, or KEY, then opens a TCP socket to a host/port taken from the TS_HOST and TS_PORT environment variables and sends the serialized dictionary of credential-shaped variables. The same import path spawns a python subprocess that connects to the same TS_HOST:TS_PORT, sends a 'SHELL' marker, and sleeps to keep the socket open, providing a remote-controlled shell channel on the host. Console output includes '0requests installed -- targeting requests' and a '[typosquat] exfiltrating' log line, confirming intent. ## Source: kam193 (b42d4eed37375dfa065db35c2e08365b9557b442c935e645b3e82564c4c32d7c) During import, the code exfiltrates potentially sensitive env variables. In all analyzed versions the exfiltration target was a localhost, suggesting it was just a test. --- Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities. Campaign: 2026-09-0requests Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-env-variables - typosquatting
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- MAL-2026-15859
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.4
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["PyPI"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a9ad4f4acd9273b49b679a0
Added to database: 09/04/2026, 14:25:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 14:25:56 UTC
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