{
  "affected": [
    {
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        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "requests-lite"
      },
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        "2.32.4",
        "2.32.5",
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  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "REPORTER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      {
        "id": "pypi/2026-03-old-requests-lite/requests-lite",
        "import_time": "2026-03-09T10:48:50.167859839Z",
        "modified_time": "2026-03-09T10:21:44.09447Z",
        "sha256": "d343c918303c251cdef262a6e1cbdff6ae797cf56115a81cfa5449732395b63b",
        "source": "kam193",
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  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (d343c918303c251cdef262a6e1cbdff6ae797cf56115a81cfa5449732395b63b)\nClone of a legitimate requests library. The hidden code runs when using the requests functionality and starts a Telegram bot awaiting for remote commands.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-old-requests-lite\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - clones-real-package\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\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 - rat\n\n\n - abusing-3rd-api\n",
  "id": "MAL-2026-1291",
  "modified": "2026-03-09T10:21:44Z",
  "published": "2026-03-09T10:21:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/requests-lite"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in requests-lite (PyPI)"
}