Which versions of requests-http are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of requests-http are flagged malicious: 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate requests-http if I installed it?

Remove requests-http from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

I already installed requests-http — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If requests-http was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is requests-http part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — requests-http is associated with the RLMA-2024-04697, RLUA-2024-09156 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find requests-http across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for requests-http (3 malicious versions).

Malicious package

requests-httpPyPI

requests-http is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-5896) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in requests-http (PyPI)

MAL-2024-5896

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall requests-http

Malicious versions

3 flagged

0.0.10.0.20.0.3

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5cae808f7bf805de736b06669719a8beeba6325c9b8030e01d66b5dcfed39b0e

ae228509f8e711f667427a3af8bbc281e7c7c194406dd27aa3e9d1548de1f13c

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for requests-http (3 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove requests-http from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If requests-http was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. requests-http on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04697RLUA-2024-09156

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks requests-http-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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