MAL-2025-191695 Malicious code in browser-history-analytics (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191695 is a malicious package: browser-history-analytics (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-2025-191695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191695/index.md)
- Package
- browser-history-analytics
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191695?
MAL-2025-191695 is a malicious package in browser-history-analytics, published on 15 Jun 2025.
Official description
When starting the server with expected functionality with potentially sensitive content, the package silently sends the location (external IP) to a remote location. If the computer is directly exposed to the Internet, it allows the uploader to get access to the data.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-06-browser-history-analytics
Reasons (based on the campaign):
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
other
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2025-191695?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.