MAL-2026-10929

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/trongrider/MAL-2026-10929.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-10929
Published
2026-07-20T20:15:09Z
Modified
2026-08-04T22:05:24Z
Summary
Malicious code in trongrider (PyPI)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (0766a0a8222cb9a7a188ad8c88daf73b102036079be073f01661cde1622b99b5)

The package exposes a function perm(private_key) that POSTs the caller-supplied TRON private key as JSON to the hardcoded URL https://reda-sequestered-justine.ngrok-free.dev/tron. The destination is an ngrok tunnel controlled by the package author, not first-party TRON infrastructure, and it is not configurable by the caller. Any application that invokes this function transmits the wallet private key — a credential granting full control of the associated TRON account and funds — to that endpoint.

Source: kam193 (0d44486dc374cb50abaad84a7086859ce3c2a7e5b17a790aae5b426c4cf2a1e0)

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

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/trongrider",
            "import_time": "2026-07-20T20:54:32.299061548Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-07-20T20:15:40.376093Z",
            "sha256": "0d44486dc374cb50abaad84a7086859ce3c2a7e5b17a790aae5b426c4cf2a1e0",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-011092",
            "import_time": "2026-08-04T21:33:16.507642726Z",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-04T21:31:20Z",
            "sha256": "0766a0a8222cb9a7a188ad8c88daf73b102036079be073f01661cde1622b99b5",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "0.0.1"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / trongrider

Package

Name
trongrider
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:pypi/trongrider

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.0.1

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "cweId": "CWE-506",
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code"
    }
]
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "trongrider/main.py",
            "sha256": "3e075389e4101fc247bc5fb09a8bc0e223664568746f73792b54b27b486b2d6b",
            "tlsh": "eb317a5206da280e8201b42bdc497e0d3cd768ff3e9f263836dc489a7fe613445a5192"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "trongrider-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl",
            "hashes": {
                "blake2b_256": "4234c8a16ca210afbf1020675d3c517af6d28ee8a297d6db5945dc6f054ebb72",
                "md5": "4263f26fd64ac07ea43581f7d9216611",
                "sha256": "b1c04ca6e980adde6079c9ae0c03ac12d6d78cbc32fdbefeef6bd762b2edbc26"
            }
        },
        {
            "filename": "trongrider-0.0.1.tar.gz",
            "hashes": {
                "blake2b_256": "4ee48e260355edbb0fa8fce275d3e28b50bd45b66111c3f83c1ec1dd94bc9afe",
                "md5": "e5526261fa9f59a94d63d1f013919252",
                "sha256": "aa28978d87f6a5165da87546ce3212b919b09130cc4ec2897ba221115b97eabc"
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/trongrider/MAL-2026-10929.json"