Which versions of prometheus-api-metrics are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of prometheus-api-metrics are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate prometheus-api-metrics if I installed it?

Remove prometheus-api-metrics from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

I already installed prometheus-api-metrics — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If prometheus-api-metrics was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is prometheus-api-metrics part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — prometheus-api-metrics is associated with the RLMA-2025-04214, RLUA-2025-04800, RLUA-2025-05626 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find prometheus-api-metrics across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for prometheus-api-metrics (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

prometheus-api-metricsPyPI

Advisory published Aug 28, 2025Updated Dec 2, 2025

prometheus-api-metrics is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2025-41719) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in prometheus-api-metrics (PyPI)

MAL-2025-41719

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall prometheus-api-metrics

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

699f6dcb24e4d605baf22f7213f799f520a1c6cfcafc4a3e296408f2eb1e06fe

a0a79e6f56595ff5e3f8c2ab936e7cec2fdefc1fb60a85208a92ac80e906415f

4d6fad96d400c0c4a33c79cdaf35d1232758fbfa2643cfe6e90febfa68413eb7

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for prometheus-api-metrics (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove prometheus-api-metrics from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If prometheus-api-metrics was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. prometheus-api-metrics on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-04214RLUA-2025-04800RLUA-2025-05626

References

github.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks prometheus-api-metrics-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

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