MAL-2025-1996 Malicious code in superline (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-1996 is a malicious package: superline (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-2025-1996/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-1996/index.md)
- Package
- superline
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-1996?
MAL-2025-1996 is a malicious package in superline, published on 25 Jan 2025.
Official description
Importing the package starts an advanced Infostealer, probably Blank Grabber, exfiltrating browser data, wifi passwords, discord and games tokens, crypto wallets etc.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-01-superline
Reasons (based on the campaign):
exfiltration-browser-data
infostealer
exfiltration-generic
peristence-autorun
exfiltration-crypto
The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.
What should I do about MAL-2025-1996?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.