{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including hiveos-sdk.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2298 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-2026-2298 is a malicious package in hiveos-sdk, published on 30 Mar 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2298 is a malicious package: hiveos-sdk (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-2026-2298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2298/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2298","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2298/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2298","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Clones of legitimate libraries with malicious modifications intended to download malicious remote code. The remote script allows executing arbitrary files through a Telegram as C2 channel. The package installs a generic entry point triggering malicious action.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-pipipipi\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - clones-real-package\n\n - rat\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n\n - typosquatting","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 hiveos-sdk (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-2298","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":"hiveos-sdk","purl":"pkg:pypi/hiveos-sdk","source":"MAL-2026-2298"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-03-30","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-2026-2298/"}