MAL-2025-6617 Malicious code in walletsdk (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-6617 is a malicious package: walletsdk (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-2025-6617/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-6617/index.md)
- Package
- walletsdk
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-6617?
MAL-2025-6617 is a malicious package in walletsdk, published on 1 Jul 2025.
Official description
Package silently exfiltrates the provided mnemonic
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-06-walletsutils
Reasons (based on the campaign):
crypto-related
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
exfiltration-crypto
What should I do about MAL-2025-6617?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.