MAL-2025-192690 Malicious code in smtrlib (PyPI)
- Package
- smtrlib
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-192690?
MAL-2025-192690 is a malicious package in smtrlib, published on 22 Dec 2025.
Official description
Malicious copy of a standard library module that during class initialization downloads and executes remote code and after that attempts to cover its tracks by overwriting itself with non-malicious code. The remote code aims to collect and exfiltrate sensitive Telegram session files.
This campaign shares infrastructure and basic methods with previous 2025-11-uzip campaign.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-12-smtblib
Reasons (based on the campaign):
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
infostealer
target:telegram
exfiltration-credentials
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
covering-tracks
clones-real-package
typosquatting
What should I do about MAL-2025-192690?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.