# MAL-2025-191683: Malicious code in aphorism-lib (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `aphorism-lib` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2025

## What is MAL-2025-191683?

MAL-2025-191683 is a malicious package in aphorism-lib, published on 19 Jul 2025. 

### Official description

Importing the module starts a telegram bot that connects to a chat and executes provided commands

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

Campaign: 2025-07-talbat

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

## What should I do about MAL-2025-191683?

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-2025-191683 is a malicious package: aphorism-lib (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-2025-191683/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191683/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-191683

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191683/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.