{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including timecurrently.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-3198 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-2026-3198 is a malicious package in timecurrently, published on 30 Apr 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-3198 is a malicious package: timecurrently (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-2026-3198/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3198/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-3198","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3198/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-3198","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 import, the package automatically downloads and executes code that first acts as an infostealer and then starts code acting as a RAT. It connects with a hardcoded C2 server and waits for commands, supporting e.g. executing remote commands, exfiltrating files, recording the screen, executing GUI actions through PyAutoGUI.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-04-process-support\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.\n\n - rat\n\n - spyware-like\n\n - infostealer\n\n - persistence\n\n - exfiltration-browser-data\n\n - exfiltration-crypto\n\n - files-exfiltration","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 timecurrently (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-3198","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":"timecurrently","purl":"pkg:pypi/timecurrently","source":"MAL-2026-3198"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-04-30","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-2026-3198/"}