{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including pipinpeace-reverse.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2029 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-2026-2029 is a malicious package in pipinpeace-reverse, published on 22 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2029 is a malicious package: pipinpeace-reverse (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-2026-2029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2029/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2029","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2029/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2029","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Package is designed to start a reverse shell during installation. However, it requires providing a URL as an installation parameter, which suggests it's more research than direct malicious intentions.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - exfiltration-env-variables\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n - typosquatting","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 pipinpeace-reverse (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-2029","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":"pipinpeace-reverse","purl":"pkg:pypi/pipinpeace-reverse","source":"MAL-2026-2029"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-03-22","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-2026-2029/"}