# MAL-2025-192689: Malicious code in unizip (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `unizip` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 22 Dec 2025

## What is MAL-2025-192689?

MAL-2025-192689 is a malicious package in unizip, published on 22 Dec 2025. 

### Official description

During initialization of the archive-support class, the package download and executes remote malicious code

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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2025-11-uzip

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

 - obfuscation

 - malware

## What should I do about MAL-2025-192689?

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-2025-192689 is a malicious package: unizip (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-2025-192689/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-192689/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-192689

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-192689/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.