MAL-2025-47754 Malicious code in consolecolornew (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-47754 is a malicious package: consolecolornew (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-2025-47754/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-47754/index.md)
- Package
- consolecolornew
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-47754?
MAL-2025-47754 is a malicious package in consolecolornew, published on 12 Sep 2025.
Official description
If used, the code attempts to take a photo using the computer's camera and exfiltrates it
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-09-consolecolornew
Reasons (based on the campaign):
exfiltration-generic
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
other
What should I do about MAL-2025-47754?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.