MAL-2025-2939 Malicious code in asynctestpython (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-2939 is a malicious package: asynctestpython (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-2025-2939/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-2939/index.md)
- Package
- asynctestpython
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-2939?
MAL-2025-2939 is a malicious package in asynctestpython, published on 13 Feb 2025.
Official description
Infostealer with multiple possibilities, but not auto-activating on installation. There are already multiple attempts to publish it, with different innocent-looking names.
The campaign contains the with Infostealer itself and packages that include it as dependency and triggered.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-02-multis
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package
What should I do about MAL-2025-2939?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.