{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including clipcord.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-253 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-2026-253 is a malicious package in clipcord, published on 14 Jan 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-253 is a malicious package: clipcord (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-2026-253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-253/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-253","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-253/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-253","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Package collects and exfiltrates Discord credentials from multiple sources\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2025-06-soupclaw\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n - exfiltration-env-variables\n\n - exfiltration-browser-data\n\n - exfiltration-credentials","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 clipcord (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-253","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":"clipcord","purl":"pkg:pypi/clipcord","source":"MAL-2026-253"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-01-14","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-2026-253/"}