{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including rowrap.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-1544 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-2026-1544 is a malicious package in rowrap, published on 18 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-1544 is a malicious package: rowrap (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-2026-1544/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1544/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-1544","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-1544/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-1544","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 hides code to download and start malicious script containing malware, identified as adware. The triggering method seems to be PTH file, although it's not always present\n\n Given the time correlation, it's likely armored continuation of 2026-03-robloxapi-testy\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-rowrap\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n\n - malware","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 rowrap (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-1544","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":"rowrap","purl":"pkg:pypi/rowrap","source":"MAL-2026-1544"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-03-18","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-2026-1544/"}