{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including kimitalk.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-10865 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-2026-10865 is a malicious package in kimitalk, published on 20 Jul 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-10865 is a malicious package: kimitalk (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-2026-10865/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10865/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-10865","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-10865/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-10865","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package presents itself as a 'Kimi' chat runtime but bundles a 32MB ELF binary at resources/kimichat that is ForgeMiner 1.4.1, a CUDA GPU cryptominer supporting KawPow/Pearl/Xelis/Cryptix algorithms (embedded strings include 'ForgeMiner/1.4.1', 'mining.authorize', 'mining.subscribe', 'pearl.set_mining'). The kimitalk-run console_script defined by the package invokes core.py's run(), which executes subprocess.run(['bash', str(launcher),...]) against a bundled start.sh. start.sh exports FORGE_WALLET=prl1p2jan4dvkdfkt5r3pra7z96axrxjyjcgat9w7ldetlcy9wffm569sc9ux2t and POOL=45.151.62.119:3361 and then chmods and executes./kimitalk, directing the installer's GPU/CPU compute to a Pearl (PRL) payout address controlled by the package author via a Stratum pool at 45.151.62.119:3361. The advertised chat-runtime purpose is a cover story; the actual behavior converts the installer's hardware and electricity into cryptocurrency for the author with no in-package mechanism for the user to redirect payout.\n\nIn this campaign, packages use names similar to popular services (e.g. Kimi AI) to deploy cryptominer.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-07-kimichat\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - cryptominer","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 kimitalk (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-10865","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":"kimitalk","purl":"pkg:pypi/kimitalk","source":"MAL-2026-10865"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-07-20","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-2026-10865/"}