MAL-2025-191685 Malicious code in avatar-handler (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191685 is a malicious package: avatar-handler (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-2025-191685/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191685/index.md)
- Package
- avatar-handler
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191685?
MAL-2025-191685 is a malicious package in avatar-handler, published on 17 Jul 2025.
Official description
Code pretending to handling downloading an image, but in fact is prepared to download and execute a Powershell script image properties. No known usage
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-07-avatar-handler
Reasons (based on the campaign):
obfuscation
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
What should I do about MAL-2025-191685?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.