MAL-2025-5120 Malicious code in netpackat (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-5120 is a malicious package: netpackat (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-2025-5120/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-5120/index.md)
- Package
- netpackat
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-5120?
MAL-2025-5120 is a malicious package in netpackat, published on 15 May 2025.
Official description
Code download and runs an executable, which is widely recognized as malware. The system is also configured to run it on startup, and the file is saved in paths attempting to look as a system file.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-05-requestpackat
Reasons (based on the campaign):
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
malware
peristence-autorun
What should I do about MAL-2025-5120?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.