MAL-2025-192658 Malicious code in connections-api-hidden-runner (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-192658 is a malicious package: connections-api-hidden-runner (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-2025-192658/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-192658/index.md)
- Package
- connections-api-hidden-runner
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-192658?
MAL-2025-192658 is a malicious package in connections-api-hidden-runner, published on 19 Dec 2025.
Official description
Importing the module downloads and starts remote executable identified as malware
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-12-foxloveyou
Reasons (based on the campaign):
malware
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
What should I do about MAL-2025-192658?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.