MAL-2025-975 Malicious code in reqzest (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-975 is a malicious package: reqzest (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-2025-975/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-975/index.md)
- Package
- reqzest
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-975?
MAL-2025-975 is a malicious package in reqzest, published on 24 Dec 2024.
Official description
Importing the module downloads and starts an infostealer attempting to exfiltrate data and establishing persistence through autorun directory.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-12-reqesst
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
peristence-autorun
typosquatting
exfiltration-generic
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
clones-real-package
dependency-confusion
exfiltration-browser-data
exfiltration-crypto
What should I do about MAL-2025-975?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.