MAL-2025-47752 Malicious code in cffi-curl (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-47752 is a malicious package: cffi-curl (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-2025-47752/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-47752/index.md)
- Package
- cffi-curl
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-47752?
MAL-2025-47752 is a malicious package in cffi-curl, published on 20 Aug 2025.
Official description
Malicious clone of a legitimate package "curl-cffi". When importing the module, it runs an obfuscated PowerShell command
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-08-cffi-curl
Reasons (based on the campaign):
typosquatting
obfuscation
malware
clones-real-package
What should I do about MAL-2025-47752?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.