MAL-2025-191734 Malicious code in freelabs (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191734 is a malicious package: freelabs (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-2025-191734/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191734/index.md)
- Package
- freelabs
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191734?
MAL-2025-191734 is a malicious package in freelabs, published on 16 May 2025.
Official description
Once imported, the package scans the disk looking for Telegram Desktop files and exfiltrate them to a hardcoded remote target.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-05-freelabs
Reasons (based on the campaign):
target:telegram
files-exfiltration
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2025-191734?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.