MAL-2025-191706 Malicious code in conn-utils (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191706 is a malicious package: conn-utils (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-2025-191706/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191706/index.md)
- Package
- conn-utils
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191706?
MAL-2025-191706 is a malicious package in conn-utils, published on 27 Mar 2025.
Official description
Already during the installation, the file with slightly obfuscated code is loaded and starts exfiltrating information about the host. It especially targets information about additional indexes configured for pip. Data is exfiltrated using DNS queries
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-03-conn-utils
Reasons (based on the campaign):
exfiltration-generic
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2025-191706?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.