{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including python-fork.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-16142 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-2026-16142 is a malicious package in python-fork, published on 12 Sep 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-16142 is a malicious package: python-fork (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-2026-16142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16142/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-16142","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16142/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-16142","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 was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code\n\nImporting the module starts a fork bomb, what can lead to destabilizing the system.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-09-python-fork\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - other","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 python-fork (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-16142","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":"python-fork","purl":"pkg:pypi/python-fork","source":"MAL-2026-16142"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-09-12","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-2026-16142/"}