MAL-2025-191739 Malicious code in giteegit (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191739 is a malicious package: giteegit (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-2025-191739/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191739/index.md)
- Package
- giteegit
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191739?
MAL-2025-191739 is a malicious package in giteegit, published on 6 Sep 2025.
Official description
Package exfiltrates source code files to a telegram channel, while the description promises saving them to a git service
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-08-giteegit
Reasons (based on the campaign):
files-exfiltration
A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.
What should I do about MAL-2025-191739?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.