MAL-2025-191942 Malicious code in zamino (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191942 is a malicious package: zamino (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-2025-191942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191942/index.md)
- Package
- zamino
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191942?
MAL-2025-191942 is a malicious package in zamino, published on 14 Jun 2025.
Official description
Clones of libraries to access Aminoapps (e.g. legitimate package amino.fix) with added exfiltration of the given credentials
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-06-sorex
Reasons (based on the campaign):
exfiltration-credentials
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
clones-real-package
What should I do about MAL-2025-191942?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.