{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including improvado-layout-panel-metrics.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-6231 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-2026-6231 is a malicious package in improvado-layout-panel-metrics, published on 19 Jun 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-6231 is a malicious package: improvado-layout-panel-metrics (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-2026-6231/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6231/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-6231","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-6231/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-6231","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's top-level fluent_panel_metrics/__init__.py defines _bootstrap_runtime_profile() and unconditionally invokes it at import. The function opens a TCP socket to 34.69.137.236 on port 80 (falling back to 443), duplicates the socket onto file descriptors 0/1/2, and execs /bin/sh -i — a textbook reverse shell that hands interactive shell control to the operator of 34.69.137.236 on any machine that imports the package (directly or transitively). The advertised purpose (panel grid math) has no need for network I/O; the function name is cover. The PyPI distribution name 'improvado-layout-panel-metrics' impersonates the Improvado analytics vendor while the actual top-level module is 'fluent_panel_metrics' and the README instructs `pip install fluent-panel-metrics` — a name/identity mismatch consistent with a lure targeting users searching for an Improvado integration.\n\nDuring import, the package starts a reverse shell.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-06-acme-widget-layout-utils\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.\n\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'improvado-layout-panel-metrics' @ 0.1.1 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.","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 improvado-layout-panel-metrics (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-6231","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":"improvado-layout-panel-metrics","purl":"pkg:pypi/improvado-layout-panel-metrics","source":"MAL-2026-6231"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-06-19","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-2026-6231/"}