{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including safecheckit.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2292 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-2026-2292 is a malicious package in safecheckit, published on 29 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2292 is a malicious package: safecheckit (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-2026-2292/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2292/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2292","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2292/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2292","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 installation the package downloads and installs two executables identified as backdoors trojans.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-thisismytest123\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n - backdoor\n\n - malware\n\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'safecheckit' @ 2.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.","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 safecheckit (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-2292","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":"safecheckit","purl":"pkg:pypi/safecheckit","source":"MAL-2026-2292"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-03-29","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-2026-2292/"}