{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including sentinel-tool.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-2516 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-2026-2516 is a malicious package in sentinel-tool, published on 8 Apr 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-2516 is a malicious package: sentinel-tool (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-2026-2516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2516/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-2516","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2516/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-2516","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"The package installs a remote executable that uses a hardcoded Telegram channel for monitoring the user's activity, including regularly taking screenshots, and some remote control possibilities like switching the computer off and grabbing clipboard content. Some content suggests it was designed to be used by the uploader themself, but it poses the risk to anyone installing it.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-04-sentinel-tool\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\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 sentinel-tool (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-2516","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":"sentinel-tool","purl":"pkg:pypi/sentinel-tool","source":"MAL-2026-2516"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-04-08","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-2026-2516/"}