MAL-2026-2232

Import Source

https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/vscode:open-vsx.org/checkmarx.cx-dev-assist/MAL-2026-2232.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-2232

Published

2026-03-26T06:18:28Z

Modified

2026-03-26T06:47:02Z

Summary

Malicious code in checkmarx.cx-dev-assist (VSCode:https://open-vsx.org)

Details

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Source: google-open-source-security (b821135a3f6a7e85f6ed37a383363979118ad6c7b73433dd4882e99f24264155)

This extension is a compromised version of the offical Checkmarx VSCode extensions available on the Microsoft Marketplace, by the TeamPCP threat actor and related to the Trivy campaign.

The extension hunts for sensitive credentials and developer secrets for exfiltration. The extension also downloads a payload from an attacker controlled server. The malicious code will also try and maintain persistence using systemd.

Database specific

{
    "iocs": {
        "domains": [
            "checkmarx.zone"
        ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-03-26T06:18:48.137999Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-03-26T06:18:28Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        },
                        {
                            "fixed": "1.12.0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
                }
            ],
            "sha256": "b821135a3f6a7e85f6ed37a383363979118ad6c7b73433dd4882e99f24264155",
            "source": "google-open-source-security",
            "versions": [
                "1.10.0",
                "1.7.0",
                "1.6.0",
                "1.5.0",
                "1.4.0",
                "1.3.1772192178",
                "1.3.1772191535",
                "1.3.0",
                "1.2.0",
                "1.1.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

References

Affected packages

VSCode:https://open-vsx.org / checkmarx.cx-dev-assist

Package

Name: checkmarx.cx-dev-assist

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.12.0

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.0

1.2.0

1.3.0

1.3.1772191535

1.3.1772192178

1.4.0

1.5.0

1.6.0

1.7.0

1.10.0

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/vscode:open-vsx.org/checkmarx.cx-dev-assist/MAL-2026-2232.json"