MAL-2025-6524 Malicious code in initer (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-6524 is a malicious package: initer (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-2025-6524/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-6524/index.md)
- Package
- initer
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-6524?
MAL-2025-6524 is a malicious package in initer, published on 9 May 2025.
Official description
File is designed to download, hide under system-like name, and run a remote executable, widely identified as malicious.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-05-pyiniter
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
What should I do about MAL-2025-6524?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.