# MAL-2025-191917: Malicious code in updateuuid4 (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `updateuuid4` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2025

## 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".

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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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
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)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-191917

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191917/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.