MAL-2025-5122 Malicious code in octopus32 (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-5122 is a malicious package: octopus32 (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-2025-5122/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-5122/index.md)
- Package
- octopus32
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-5122?
MAL-2025-5122 is a malicious package in octopus32, published on 20 May 2025.
Official description
The obfuscated code downloads and starts a remote executable. The remote file has limited detection in VT, but contains at least code to add Defender exclusion paths.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-05-octopus32
Reasons (based on the campaign):
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2025-5122?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.