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Malicious code in logghelper (PyPI)

Malware Published Jul 21, 2026 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 21, 2026

Package

pip logghelper (pip)

Affected versions

= 1.0.0

Patched versions

None

Description

Source: kam193 (2a5f0848002e1727d885bdf20c39e4949fd9609a4df5164a8c42ccc870aa6736)

Code attempts to download and run malware, as well as keeps ability to execute files sent via Telegram C2 channel

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

Campaign: 2025-07-logghelper

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • malware

  • infostealer

  • The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

Credit: OpenSSF (source)

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 21, 2026
Reviewed Jul 21, 2026
Last updated Jul 21, 2026

EPSS score

Weaknesses

Embedded Malicious Code

The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature. Learn more on MITRE.

GHSA ID

GHSA-x8vj-5mhj-67j9

Source code

No known source code
Improvements are not currently accepted on this advisory because this package is malware and has no patched versions. If there is something to change, please open an issue at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues.