{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including scraper-npm.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-1000 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.","what":"MAL-2026-1000 is a malicious package in scraper-npm, published on 23 Feb 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-1000 is a malicious package: scraper-npm (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.\n\nTask:\n1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.\n3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.\n4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1000/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1000/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-1000","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1000/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-1000","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"During import, the package exfiltrates files (especially .env and JSON) and eventually configures a backdoor by adding its own SSH key to the authorized_keys.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-scraper-npm\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - files-exfiltration\n\n - backdoor\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.","ecosystems":["PyPI"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":null,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":null,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":null,"nuclei":null,"refs":[],"tier":null},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Malicious code in scraper-npm (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-1000","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"malicious","links":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","product":null,"products":[],"type":null,"year":"2026"},"n_packages":1,"n_references":null,"packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":[],"introduced":[],"last_affected":[],"package":"scraper-npm","purl":"pkg:pypi/scraper-npm","source":"MAL-2026-1000"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-02-23","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"OpenSSF Malicious Packages","prefix":"MAL"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":null,"updated":null,"vendors":null},"summary":null,"url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1000/"}