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id: MAL-2026-11031
title: Malicious code in govapkg (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in govapkg (PyPI)
severity: none
vendor: govapkg
product: govapkg
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - govapkg
published: '2026-07-23'
updated: '2026-07-23'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-11031'
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/govapkg'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
ingestedAt: '2026-07-24T19:07:02.261Z'
---

## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (c23fe2f960316aca782b4319dac6f960d4397ec40428d34e28b1769cd0bff4b4)
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. It appears that the contacted URL is built from the template https://api.telegra.ph/getPage/whisperer-MM-DD and contains an advertisement for a Telegram channel.


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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

- `govapkg`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.