mal-2025-191630
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2025-10-25 16:03
Modified
2025-12-31 02:45
Summary
Malicious code in hexdecli (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (14b72d96ce6a8700ee188783d301dc5f37cd7182ac8082491a75c582184309e4)

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": "hexdecli",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/hexdecli"
      },
      "versions": [
        "0.0.1",
        "0.0.2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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-2025-05599",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T09:09:37.008144476Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-12-01T12:54:24Z",
        "sha256": "d899bb657019a931f9aa0030a8c019de6e48e59654f3ca8ae82e2b6557359d0c",
        "source": "reversing-labs",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/hexdecli",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:55.246826545Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-10-25T16:03:26.399608Z",
        "sha256": "bb24d6d48574cfd05aeb232119e668536f683c44620d9a1a134b6ba3316cc771",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.2",
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/hexdecli",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:18.270135597Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-10-25T16:03:26.399608Z",
        "sha256": "14b72d96ce6a8700ee188783d301dc5f37cd7182ac8082491a75c582184309e4",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.2",
          "0.0.1"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2025-04-tronix/hexdecli",
        "import_time": "2025-12-30T22:39:04.096759025Z",
        "modified_time": "2025-10-25T16:03:26.399608Z",
        "sha256": "603300f4ea975319369011ec971e0bfef2eb2eabc921f7f347d78664458478a9",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "0.0.1",
          "0.0.2"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (14b72d96ce6a8700ee188783d301dc5f37cd7182ac8082491a75c582184309e4)\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-2025-191630",
  "modified": "2025-12-31T02:45:15Z",
  "published": "2025-10-25T16:03:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_(blockchain)"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/hexdecli"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in hexdecli (PyPI)"
}


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