MAL-2025-48890 Malicious code in emoted (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-48890 is a malicious package: emoted (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-2025-48890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-48890/index.md)
- Package
- emoted
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-48890?
MAL-2025-48890 is a malicious package in emoted, published on 2 Oct 2025.
Official description
Obfuscated code contains e.g. capabilities for downloading and executing code from a hardcoded location. It's also recognized as malware
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-10-regixtest
Reasons (based on the campaign):
obfuscation
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
malware
What should I do about MAL-2025-48890?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.