MAL-2025-192365 Malicious code in python-tg-bot (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-192365 is a malicious package: python-tg-bot (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-2025-192365/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-192365/index.md)
- Package
- python-tg-bot
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-192365?
MAL-2025-192365 is a malicious package in python-tg-bot, published on 7 Dec 2025.
Official description
During importing, a dependency with infostealer is loaded and package attempts to exfiltrate credentials.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-12-blank-lib
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
infostealer:blankgrabber
clones-real-package
The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package
exfiltration-credentials
What should I do about MAL-2025-192365?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.