MAL-2025-5124 Malicious code in pyfiglets (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-5124 is a malicious package: pyfiglets (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-2025-5124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-5124/index.md)
- Package
- pyfiglets
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-5124?
MAL-2025-5124 is a malicious package in pyfiglets, published on 15 May 2025.
Official description
Malicious clone of pyfiglet. Importing the package starts a series of downloading and executing of obfuscated malicious scripts, partially identified by AVs.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-05-rich-figlet
Reasons (based on the campaign):
backdoor
clones-real-package
obfuscation
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
What should I do about MAL-2025-5124?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.