{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including @virtahealth/substrate-root.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2213 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-2026-2213 is a malicious package in @virtahealth/substrate-root, published on 26 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2213 is a malicious package: @virtahealth/substrate-root (npm). 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-2026-2213/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2213/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2213","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2213/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2213","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 @virtahealth/substrate-root was found to contain malicious code.\n\nThis package was compromised by the CanisterWorm campaign by the TeamPCP\nthreat actor. The malicious payload establishes persistence as user systemd\nservice and places a backdoor on the infected host. The malware will also\nharvest npm credentials and can autonomously spread.","ecosystems":["npm"],"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 @virtahealth/substrate-root (npm)","id":"MAL-2026-2213","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"malicious","links":{"ecosystem":"npm","product":null,"products":[],"type":null,"year":"2026"},"n_packages":1,"n_references":null,"packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","fixed":[],"introduced":[],"last_affected":[],"package":"@virtahealth/substrate-root","purl":"pkg:npm/%40virtahealth/substrate-root","source":"MAL-2026-2213"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-03-26","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-2026-2213/"}