mal-2025-191753
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-11-14 07:58
Modified
2025-12-24 10:09
Summary
Malicious code in hexadec (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (f9d0ae8ccf24a6f5bfc3a0d5e39a983576d6edb2c64d9fe31fcb758236a4aa25)

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": "hexadec"
      },
      "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": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/hexadec",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.242694493Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-11-14T07:58:44.306559Z",
        "sha256": "6cf9dc7beea9e0b0b7cf68a0aaaef323a26a58952e4a659b3ba20deee2023ded",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/hexadec",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.265919398Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-11-14T07:58:44.306559Z",
        "sha256": "f9d0ae8ccf24a6f5bfc3a0d5e39a983576d6edb2c64d9fe31fcb758236a4aa25",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "RLMA-2025-06566",
        "import_time": "2025-12-24T10:07:30.527675909Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-12-23T08:38:39Z",
        "sha256": "ca866d4245ec47c185cd565690c1b7461ca90b5c0c1ff789f71b7cd9893c68e0",
        "source": "reversing-labs",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (f9d0ae8ccf24a6f5bfc3a0d5e39a983576d6edb2c64d9fe31fcb758236a4aa25)\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-2025-191753",
  "modified": "2025-12-24T10:09:32Z",
  "published": "2025-11-14T07:58:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_(blockchain)"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/hexadec"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in hexadec (PyPI)"
}


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