{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including pywin-simple-gui.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-933 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-2026-933 is a malicious package in pywin-simple-gui, published on 17 Feb 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-933 is a malicious package: pywin-simple-gui (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-2026-933/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-933/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-933","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-933/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-933","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 pretends to be a development helper but, in fact, downloads a remote executable. Dynamic analysis reveals actions like disabling Windows Defender and interest in cryptocurrencies as well as using Telegram as C2.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-pywin-simple-gui\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - impersonation\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote executable.\n\n - modify-system-without-consent\n\n - crypto-related","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 pywin-simple-gui (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-933","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":"pywin-simple-gui","purl":"pkg:pypi/pywin-simple-gui","source":"MAL-2026-933"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-02-17","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-2026-933/"}