MAL-2025-2940 Malicious code in aws-glue (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-2940 is a malicious package: aws-glue (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-2025-2940/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-2940/index.md)
- Package
- aws-glue
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-2940?
MAL-2025-2940 is a malicious package in aws-glue, 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
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-2025-2940?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.