{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including license-utils-kit.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2084 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-2026-2084 is a malicious package in license-utils-kit, published on 23 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2084 is a malicious package: license-utils-kit (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-2026-2084/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2084/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2084","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2084/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2084","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Malicious clone of legitimate \"license\" package. When using the find_by_key function, the malicious code from strongly obfuscated files is loaded. It then at least collects data from cryptowallets and password managers and exfiltrate them to a hardcoded remote location.\n\nPrior version 0.1b2, the malicious code was hosted externally and downloaded when triggered.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-license-utils-kit\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - infostealer\n\n - obfuscation\n\n - crypto-related\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n\n - clones-real-package","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 license-utils-kit (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-2084","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":"license-utils-kit","purl":"pkg:pypi/license-utils-kit","source":"MAL-2026-2084"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-03-23","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-2026-2084/"}