{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including nwin32tls.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2431 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-2026-2431 is a malicious package in nwin32tls, published on 2 Apr 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2431 is a malicious package: nwin32tls (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-2026-2431/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2431/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2431","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2431/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2431","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Importing the module starts a loop that listens to key strokes and on every capslock press exfiltrates screenshot to a hardcoded location.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-04-old-nwin32tls\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - spyware-like","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 nwin32tls (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-2431","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":"nwin32tls","purl":"pkg:pypi/nwin32tls","source":"MAL-2026-2431"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-04-02","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-2026-2431/"}