{"id":"MAL-2026-10991","title":"Malicious code in make-helper (PyPI)","summary":"Malicious code in make-helper (PyPI)","severity":"none","vendor":"make-helper","product":"make-helper","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["make-helper"],"published":"2026-07-22","updated":"2026-07-23","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-10991","references":[{"url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/make-helper"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"ingestedAt":"2026-07-23T19:05:52.739Z","slug":"MAL-2026-10991","body":"## Overview\n\n\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (39bf40d5056dc821bcedf5fcc304e26d9e6566f5beb508b6a01874b49d32becd)\nThe package embeds encrypted code that, during import, is decrypted using an externally sourced password. The recovered code is executed and starts a bot capable of exfiltrating local files.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-07-make-helper\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - uses-telegram-bot\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `make-helper`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}