MAL-2025-3443 Malicious code in colorona (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-3443 is a malicious package: colorona (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-2025-3443/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-3443/index.md)
- Package
- colorona
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-3443?
MAL-2025-3443 is a malicious package in colorona, published on 12 Apr 2025.
Official description
If the method "SetTerminalColor", imitating colorama package, is called, then the code exfiltrated browser, discord and Minecraft passwords/tokens.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-04-colorona
Reasons (based on the campaign):
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
typosquatting
exfiltration-browser-data
What should I do about MAL-2025-3443?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.