# MAL-2025-2936: Malicious code in amzn-awsglue (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `amzn-awsglue` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2025

## What is MAL-2025-2936?

MAL-2025-2936 is a malicious package in amzn-awsglue, published on 14 Jan 2025. 

### Official description

This is a couple of packages with names appearing to be a library for an AWS or other service. Their only behaviour is to call home on installation or import

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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2025-01-aws-glue

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - dependency-confusion

## What should I do about MAL-2025-2936?

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-2025-2936 is a malicious package: amzn-awsglue (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-2025-2936/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-2936/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-2936

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-2936/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.