MAL-2025-3460 Malicious code in python-socket-test (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-3460 is a malicious package: python-socket-test (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-2025-3460/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-3460/index.md)
- Package
- python-socket-test
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-3460?
MAL-2025-3460 is a malicious package in python-socket-test, published on 18 Mar 2025.
Official description
Importing the package starts a script that takes commands from remote server and executes locally
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-03-python-socket-test
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
What should I do about MAL-2025-3460?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.