🛡️ MAL-2026-2840 — sher-server-tool
Description
Malicious code in sher-server-tool (PyPI)
Source: kam193
Starting the module activates a hardcoded telegram bot allowing remote code execution, data exfiltration, collecting webcam photos, clipboard data, etc.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-04-sher-net
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
- rat
- spyware-like
Affected software
MAL-2026-2840 is recorded against 1 package.
- sher-server-tool
Timeline and source
Published on 17 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sher-server-tool | — | — |
References
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