{"answers":{"affected":"1 open source package ship an affected version, including tensorflow-opt.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of MAL-2026-983 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-2026-983 is a malicious package in tensorflow-opt, published on 22 Feb 2026."},"fix_prompt":"MAL-2026-983 is a malicious package: tensorflow-opt (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-2026-983/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-983/index.md)","id":"MAL-2026-983","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-983/index.md","name":"MAL-2026-983","record":{"aliases":[],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":null,"cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"Package is likely a dependency confusion against some legitimate extension packages for TensorFlow but contains just cryptominers. When calling the \"start\" method, the cryptominer is copied from the package directory to the main TensorFlow installation dir, and the cryptomining for a hardcoded wallet starts.\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\nCampaign: 2026-02-old-tensorflow-opt\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n - impersonation\n\n - dependency-confusion\n\n - cryptominer","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 tensorflow-opt (PyPI)","id":"MAL-2026-983","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":"tensorflow-opt","purl":"pkg:pypi/tensorflow-opt","source":"MAL-2026-983"}],"products":null,"published":"2026-02-22","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-2026-983/"}