trongriden

GHSA-fgg6-xq4r-cp2h

Malicious code in trongriden (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (dfb2a16e0023940b622e66acf21c1597d4127d94fb730610f509960e49754c3f)
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


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


Campaign: 2025-04-tronix


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - exfiltration-generic


 - crypto-related

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/d944d5c24b7fcd2ffd9426b1bf3ffb3819f23ecf/osv/malicious/pypi/trongriden/MAL-2026-11429.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/trongriden
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_(blockchain)
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/d944d5c24b7fcd2ffd9426b1bf3ffb3819f23ecf/osv/malicious/pypi/trongriden/MAL-2026-11429.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgg6-xq4r-cp2h

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.0.1

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.