MAL-2025-920 Malicious code in discordbotstatus (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-920 is a malicious package: discordbotstatus (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-2025-920/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-920/index.md)
- Package
- discordbotstatus
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-920?
MAL-2025-920 is a malicious package in discordbotstatus, published on 17 Dec 2024.
Official description
Package clones another package and hides a code to download and run a malicious exe file (an infostealer with high VT detection)
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-12-discordbotstatus
Reasons (based on the campaign):
clones-real-package
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
infostealer
What should I do about MAL-2025-920?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.