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id: MAL-2026-17422
title: Malicious code in shortneer (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in shortneer (PyPI)
severity: critical
exploited: true
vendor: shortneer
product: shortneer
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - shortneer
published: '2026-10-01'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T21:45:03.373576931Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-17422'
references:
  - url: 'https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/shortneer'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
  - malware
ingestedAt: '2026-10-02T07:24:14.775Z'
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## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (5e166ae1253c886885381cb5087f67a59a869cad6ece6f3ac40aefc6e463c27f)
When used, the package exfiltrates Chrome extension files (likely targeting cryptocurrency wallets) and sensitive Telegram files.


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


Campaign: 2026-09-sherpy


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - exfiltration-crypto


 - target:telegram


 - native-extension


## Affected packages

- `shortneer`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.