{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including aiohtto.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-36 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-2026-36 is a malicious package in aiohtto, published on 4 Jan 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-36 is a malicious package: aiohtto (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-2026-36/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-36/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-36","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-36/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-36","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Obfuscated code downloads an encrypted binary blob, which is malware finally starting cryptomining. After starting the malware, the Python package uninstall itself and installs the legitimate package, covering tracks of the infection.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-01-aiihttp\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - typosquatting\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n - malware\n\n - cryptominer\n\n - obfuscation\n\n - covering-tracks","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 aiohtto (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-36","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":"aiohtto","purl":"pkg:pypi/aiohtto","source":"MAL-2026-36"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-01-04","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-2026-36/"}