{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including flycord.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-1049 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-2026-1049 is a malicious package in flycord, published on 26 Feb 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-1049 is a malicious package: flycord (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-2026-1049/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1049/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-1049","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1049/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-1049","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"When the user uses the provided library, this package silently reports basic information and the result of the user's action to a hardcoded, obfuscated URL. Given the lack of an opt-out possibility, collection of usernames, obfuscated target and not disclosing it anywhere, it cannot be classified as telemetry.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-flycord\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - obfuscation\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage","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 flycord (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-1049","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":"flycord","purl":"pkg:pypi/flycord","source":"MAL-2026-1049"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-02-26","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-2026-1049/"}