MAL-2026-16141Critical▾ Abyssal⚠ Exploited in the wildMalicious code in platform-telemetry-client (PyPI)
▾ Abyssal zone — Critical with a public exploit or in-the-wild use
impact 52.3 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 18
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Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via OSV
Last analysed / modified upstream
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The package contains PTH file triggering the loader on every Python initialization. The loader tries to download next stage payload stored in chunks in DNS records. During analysis, the intended domain was not yet registered. The chosen name suggests relation to the campaign 2026-09-openaii.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-09-platform-telemetry-client
Reasons (based on the campaign):
abuses-pth
data-stored-in-dns
obfuscation
platform-telemetry-clientRefer to the advisory for the patched release.