mal-2025-48903
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-09-21 08:41
Modified
2025-12-03 00:04
Summary
Malicious code in tronhex (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (4c2eceb463098204e7a3b3cdce61c4933a4a8b486578f6a3cc64f593ae11e064)

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": "tronhex",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/tronhex"
      },
      "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": "REPORTER"
    },
    {
      "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-2025-05222",
        "import_time": "2025-10-27T18:08:50.617840577Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-10-23T19:17:16Z",
        "sha256": "20d4fa4e98472ee161b4783a6610efecc9016ce6d255cc774b967cacbeda9aec",
        "source": "reversing-labs",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/tronhex",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.667843799Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-09-21T08:41:13.408711Z",
        "sha256": "475d575928eb58cc43d4f4bed293a75d04ae01bc97a46715847bff1508b22e7a",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/tronhex",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.711572637Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-09-21T08:41:13.408711Z",
        "sha256": "4c2eceb463098204e7a3b3cdce61c4933a4a8b486578f6a3cc64f593ae11e064",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (4c2eceb463098204e7a3b3cdce61c4933a4a8b486578f6a3cc64f593ae11e064)\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-2025-48903",
  "modified": "2025-12-03T00:04:28Z",
  "published": "2025-09-21T08:41:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_(blockchain)"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/tronhex"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in tronhex (PyPI)"
}


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