MAL-2025-47454 Malicious code in termncolor (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-47454 is a malicious package: termncolor (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-2025-47454/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-47454/index.md)
- Package
- termncolor
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-47454?
MAL-2025-47454 is a malicious package in termncolor, published on 18 Sep 2025.
Official description
This package is malicious and allows an attack remote code execution on
Windows and Linux machines. The package termncolor uses colorinal as a
dependency. The package colorinal contains the malicious behavior.
What should I do about MAL-2025-47454?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.