{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including xxx-bale.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-3428 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-2026-3428 is a malicious package in xxx-bale, published on 11 May 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-3428 is a malicious package: xxx-bale (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-2026-3428/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3428/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-3428","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-3428/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-3428","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 contains code to install remotely stored malware and ensure its persistence. The code is not triggered automatically; it requires a separate trigger.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2025-07-cas-base\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n - malware\n\n - persistence","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 xxx-bale (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-3428","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":"xxx-bale","purl":"pkg:pypi/xxx-bale","source":"MAL-2026-3428"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-05-11","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-2026-3428/"}