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id: MAL-2026-10770
title: Malicious code in govpkg (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in govpkg (PyPI)
severity: none
vendor: govpkg
product: govpkg
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - govpkg
published: '2026-07-17'
updated: '2026-07-17'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-10770'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7bd6824cbcb603a4cc79728985557a74c876db2d1e8a71e2120d79e3e507525a/detection
  - url: 'https://app.any.run/tasks/0fc6b9f4-8052-435b-9c0a-3d48dfe79018'
  - url: 'https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/govpkg'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
ingestedAt: '2026-07-17T19:00:51.124Z'
---

## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (736ef874636ee77d0a5007dea41ad6329e0d5523bfeb5254930985f451a6f6f6)
When using the provided functionality, the package silently downloads a malicious executable and ensures its persistence disguised as a system service. The binary connects with telegra[.]ph.


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2026-07-govpkg


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - persistence


## Affected packages

- `govpkg`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.