MAL-2025-191906 Malicious code in tonetext (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191906 is a malicious package: tonetext (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-2025-191906/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191906/index.md)
- Package
- tonetext
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191906?
MAL-2025-191906 is a malicious package in tonetext, published on 12 Mar 2025.
Official description
When imported, the code embedded into the exception class downloads a remote file, and runs it by importing, and attempts to cover tracks by overwriting itself, removing caches and other related files.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-03-tonetext
Reasons (based on the campaign):
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2025-191906?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.