MAL-2025-191856 Malicious code in req-pre-automate1 (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191856 is a malicious package: req-pre-automate1 (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-2025-191856/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191856/index.md)
- Package
- req-pre-automate1
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191856?
MAL-2025-191856 is a malicious package in req-pre-automate1, published on 2 Aug 2025.
Official description
If run, the package exfiltrates AWS credentials. Though it's described as test, the exfiltration really happens
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-07-jsonreq-ase
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- exfiltration-credentials
What should I do about MAL-2025-191856?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.