MAL-2025-999 Malicious code in utilitypyfunc (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-999 is a malicious package: utilitypyfunc (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-2025-999/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-999/index.md)
- Package
- utilitypyfunc
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-999?
MAL-2025-999 is a malicious package in utilitypyfunc, published on 17 Dec 2024.
Official description
Importing the package starts the thread that gets and executes code from the remote server. The package description suggests a rather spam than malicious intentions.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-12-utilitypyfunc
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.
What should I do about MAL-2025-999?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.