# MAL-2025-47797: Malicious code in python-dateitil (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `python-dateitil` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 27 Aug 2025

## What is MAL-2025-47797?

MAL-2025-47797 is a malicious package in python-dateitil, published on 27 Aug 2025. 

### Official description

Package consist of a revshell only. The effective danger is low as it's clearly designed to connect to a localhost only and be used as awareness.

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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2025-08-python-dateitil

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - typosquatting

 - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.

## What should I do about MAL-2025-47797?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2025-47797 is a malicious package: python-dateitil (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-2025-47797/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-47797/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2025-47797

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-47797/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.