MAL-2025-3439 Malicious code in ccxt-mexc-futures (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-3439 is a malicious package: ccxt-mexc-futures (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-2025-3439/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-3439/index.md)
- Package
- ccxt-mexc-futures
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-3439?
MAL-2025-3439 is a malicious package in ccxt-mexc-futures, published on 10 Mar 2025.
Official description
There is a hidden code that overwrites the default method and downloads remote data, which contains the dictionary pretending to be the right value, and a hidden code to exfiltrate machine ID and download and run a remote code.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-03-ccxt-mexc-futures
Reasons (based on the campaign):
obfuscation
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
What should I do about MAL-2025-3439?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.