{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including coreloader.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2140 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-2026-2140 is a malicious package in coreloader, published on 24 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2140 is a malicious package: coreloader (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-2026-2140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2140/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2140","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2140/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2140","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 importing, code starts a malicious script performing exfiltration of sensitive data and credentials from e.g. browsers and Discord clients to a remote location.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-coreloader\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - infostealer\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n\n - exfiltration-browser-data\n\n - spyware-like","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 coreloader (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-2140","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":"coreloader","purl":"pkg:pypi/coreloader","source":"MAL-2026-2140"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-03-24","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-2026-2140/"}