# MAL-2025-191772: Malicious code in kdewebhelper (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `kdewebhelper` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 20 Nov 2025

## What is MAL-2025-191772?

MAL-2025-191772 is a malicious package in kdewebhelper, published on 20 Nov 2025. 

### Official description

Importing the module connects to a Telegram bot and provides its operator with abilities to execute commands, exfiltrate and encrypt data. The target group seems to be KDE developers, according to the package description

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

Campaign: 2025-11-kdewebhelper

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - exfiltration-generic

 - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.

 - exfiltration-credentials

 - rat

## What should I do about MAL-2025-191772?

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-2025-191772 is a malicious package: kdewebhelper (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-2025-191772/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191772/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-191772

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191772/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.