{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2232 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-2026-2232 is a malicious package in checkmarx.cx-dev-assist, published on 26 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2232 is a malicious package: checkmarx.cx-dev-assist (VSCode:https://open-vsx.org). 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-2026-2232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2232/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2232","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2232/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2232","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"This extension is a compromised version of the offical Checkmarx VSCode extensions\navailable on the Microsoft Marketplace, by the TeamPCP threat actor and related\nto the Trivy campaign.\n\nThe extension hunts for sensitive credentials and developer secrets for\nexfiltration. The extension also downloads a payload from an attacker\ncontrolled server. The malicious code will also try and maintain persistence\nusing systemd.","ecosystems":["VSCode:https://open-vsx.org"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":null,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":null,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":null,"nuclei":null,"refs":[],"tier":null},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Malicious code in checkmarx.cx-dev-assist (VSCode:https://open-vsx.org)","id":"MAL-2026-2232","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"malicious","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":null,"year":"2026"},"n_packages":1,"n_references":null,"packages":[{"ecosystem":"VSCode:https://open-vsx.org","fixed":["1.12.0"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"checkmarx.cx-dev-assist","purl":null,"source":"MAL-2026-2232"}],"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-2026-2232/"}