MAL-2025-6558 Malicious code in node-db-indicator (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-6558 is a malicious package: node-db-indicator (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-2025-6558/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-6558/index.md)
- Package
- node-db-indicator
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-6558?
MAL-2025-6558 is a malicious package in node-db-indicator, published on 11 Jul 2025.
Official description
Code download and executes a remote script. At the time of analysis, the remote code just runs a notepad - as so classified as a pentest/research.
Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.
Campaign: 2025-07-db-indicator
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
What should I do about MAL-2025-6558?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.