{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including jsonconfig-utils.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-849 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-2026-849 is a malicious package in jsonconfig-utils, published on 11 Feb 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-849 is a malicious package: jsonconfig-utils (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-2026-849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-849/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-849","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-849/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-849","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 installation, package installs a script that listens for remote commands and executes them. The script is also added to autostart configuration and disguised as system application\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-devtools-webhook-cicd-utils\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n - peristence-autorun\n\n - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine.\n\n - obfuscation","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 jsonconfig-utils (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-849","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":"jsonconfig-utils","purl":"pkg:pypi/jsonconfig-utils","source":"MAL-2026-849"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-02-11","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-2026-849/"}