{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including qyrm-pipinject4.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2016 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-2026-2016 is a malicious package in qyrm-pipinject4, published on 21 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2016 is a malicious package: qyrm-pipinject4 (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-2026-2016/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2016/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2016","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2016/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2016","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 installation, the package starts a reverse shell.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-old-qyrm-pipinject4\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.","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 qyrm-pipinject4 (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-2016","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":"qyrm-pipinject4","purl":"pkg:pypi/qyrm-pipinject4","source":"MAL-2026-2016"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-03-21","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-2026-2016/"}