MAL-2025-191917 Malicious code in updateuuid4 (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191917 is a malicious package: updateuuid4 (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-2025-191917/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191917/index.md)
- Package
- updateuuid4
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191917?
MAL-2025-191917 is a malicious package in updateuuid4, published on 8 Feb 2025.
Official description
The package, with an innocent looking name, has as the only functionality reporting to a Telegram channel given username and password. The functionality is in the "HeadersUpdate" class, that also looks like attempting to look innocent. The code does nothing more than reporting given credentials through a bot using the name "hitlercute_bot".
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-02-updateuuid4
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- infostealer
What should I do about MAL-2025-191917?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.