mal-2025-4245
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-04-28 16:54
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in tronlib (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (7b299597be11bab32fd63419a38161e9f3d21a6ab3ee73d1f8cb6b00e397625f)

Package appears to be designed for private key exfiltration, but no known usage. The name appears to be related to the cryptocurrency TRX (Tron / Tronix). Some packages additionally clone the readme of other, legit libraries. The similar packages are repeating uploaded to PyPI


Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2025-04-tronix

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • exfiltration-generic

  • crypto-related


{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "tronlib",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/tronlib"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.0.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://github.com/kam193",
        "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
      ],
      "name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
      "type": "ANALYST"
    },
    {
      "contact": [
        "https://www.reversinglabs.com"
      ],
      "name": "ReversingLabs",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "iocs": {
      "domains": [
        "68076f26e81df7060eba3e58.mockapi.io",
        "66c0dc0bba6f27ca9a57c4bf.mockapi.io",
        "67b9f37c51192bd378dee810.mockapi.io",
        "reda-sequestered-justine.ngrok-free.dev"
      ]
    },
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
      {
        "id": "RLMA-2025-02603",
        "import_time": "2025-05-22T14:06:38.147218157Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-05-22T12:33:50Z",
        "sha256": "a751b32531cfbe8cb8bb703124aad6441523cb805e5ff67a5c119b443a671e3e",
        "source": "reversing-labs",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/tronlib",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.67550702Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-04-28T16:54:05Z",
        "ranges": [
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              }
            ],
            "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
          }
        ],
        "sha256": "6ef35a9173feb48ff6e55590b578d21f9cee16885ba08eec0955967100da6914",
        "source": "kam193"
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/tronlib",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.719577091Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-04-28T16:54:05Z",
        "ranges": [
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              }
            ],
            "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
          }
        ],
        "sha256": "7b299597be11bab32fd63419a38161e9f3d21a6ab3ee73d1f8cb6b00e397625f",
        "source": "kam193"
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/tronlib",
        "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:57.896887556Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-04-28T16:54:05Z",
        "sha256": "43da46bbfbf87273ad293edfa4b0a1bef3b57deb9126be04ae2aafe679851459",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (7b299597be11bab32fd63419a38161e9f3d21a6ab3ee73d1f8cb6b00e397625f)\nPackage appears to be designed for private key exfiltration, but no known usage. The name appears to be related to the cryptocurrency TRX (Tron / Tronix). Some packages additionally clone the readme of other, legit libraries. The similar packages are repeating uploaded to PyPI\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-04-tronix\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n\n - crypto-related\n",
  "id": "MAL-2025-4245",
  "modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:54Z",
  "published": "2025-04-28T16:54:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_(blockchain)"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/tronlib"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in tronlib (PyPI)"
}


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