# MAL-2025-191738: Malicious code in getpublicip (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `getpublicip` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2025

## What is MAL-2025-191738?

MAL-2025-191738 is a malicious package in getpublicip, published on 26 Jan 2025. 

### Official description

If installed using source package, the package collects selected environment variables, including GITHUB_TOKEN if set, and sends to an external service. The package doesn't hide its actions at all, but there are already multiple different packages with the same code.

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

Campaign: 2025-01-markitanalysis

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

 - exfiltration-env-variables

## What should I do about MAL-2025-191738?

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-2025-191738 is a malicious package: getpublicip (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-2025-191738/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191738/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-191738

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191738/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.