# MAL-2026-14132: Malicious code in deepface-weights (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `deepface-weights` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2026

## What is MAL-2026-14132?

MAL-2026-14132 is a malicious package in deepface-weights, published on 18 Aug 2026. 

### Official description

On import, deepface_weights starts a daemon thread that polls every 10 seconds for the file `data/telethon_market_userbot.session` in the current working directory. When found, it POSTs the session file together with the local `os.getlogin()` value to the hardcoded endpoint https://webhook.site/730d2d03-5c78-4e0a-88df-9d8466b7e8aa. A Telethon `.session` file holds authenticated Telegram credentials, so exfiltration enables full takeover of the associated Telegram account. Package metadata is placeholder (author email `rozuvu@example.com`, description `Minimal example Python package`) and the name resembles the unrelated `deepface` face-recognition library, but the package ships none of that functionality — the stealer is its only behavior. Source comments in Russian label the destination as the attacker's server.

During import, package exfiltrates the sensitive file with the Telegram session token.

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

Campaign: 2026-08-deepface-weights

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - files-exfiltration

 - target:telegram

## What should I do about MAL-2026-14132?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-14132 is a malicious package: deepface-weights (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14132/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-14132/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14132

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.