# MAL-2026-2230: Malicious code in aquasecurityofficial.trivy-vulnerability-scanner (VSCode:https://open-vsx.org)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `aquasecurityofficial.trivy-vulnerability-scanner` (VSCode:https://open-vsx.org)
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2026

## What is MAL-2026-2230?

MAL-2026-2230 is a malicious package in aquasecurityofficial.trivy-vulnerability-scanner, published on 26 Mar 2026. 

### Official description

This extension is a compromised version of the offical Trivy VSCode extension
available on the Microsoft Marketplace. Versions 1.8.11 and earlier
uploaded to OpenVSX are non-malicious. Malicious behavior was added in v1.8.12
and further refined in v1.8.13.

The extension attempts to run various AI tools with a prompt designed to
gather sensitive information, and publish it via a GitHub repository.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-2230?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-2230 is a malicious package: aquasecurityofficial.trivy-vulnerability-scanner (VSCode:https://open-vsx.org). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2230/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-2230

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2230/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.