# MAL-2025-3000: Malicious code in solders-utils (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `solders-utils` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2025

## What is MAL-2025-3000?

MAL-2025-3000 is a malicious package in solders-utils, published on 21 Feb 2025. 

### Official description

The only thing the package does is send out all the given data about a cryptocurrency transaction, including the private key, to a hardcoded webhook.

Feedback from PyPI Team: the package "transaction-utils" may also exploit a known pip behavior to overwrite files of an existing legitime package and replace it with malicious content.

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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2025-02-transaction-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - crypto-related

 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage

 - A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.

## What should I do about MAL-2025-3000?

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-2025-3000 is a malicious package: solders-utils (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-2025-3000/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-3000/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-3000

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-3000/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.