---
id: "MAL-2026-16242"
kind: "package"
aliases: ["MAL-2026-16242"]
title: "Malicious code in trongappy (PyPI)"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "trongappy", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 0.0.1", "ecosystem": "pypi"}]
ecosystems: ["pypi"]
tags: ["malicious", "package"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-09-16T19:09:57+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T20:51:57+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:10:31+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "osv-malicious", "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16242", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T20:51:57+00:00"}]
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# Malicious code in trongappy (PyPI)

## Affected

- pypi:trongappy affected = 0.0.1 fixed ?

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T20:51:57+00:00 osv-malicious https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-16242

## From the sources

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## Source: amazon-inspector (145727605bb141edc0fa9697253b211a1b0e467db2a484a2cedd163bcc6df1b7)
The package exposes a single public function `perm(private_key)` that POSTs its `private_key` argument as JSON to the hardcoded URL https://reda-sequestered-justine.ngrok-free.dev/tron and then queries a `/switcher` endpoint on the same host. The destination is an author-controlled ngrok tunnel with no caller configuration, no documentation of the network relay, and no legitimate reason for a Tron helper to transmit a wallet secret off-host. Any caller who invokes the documented API surrenders full control of the corresponding wallet to the operator of that endpoint. Package metadata further indicates a throwaway publish: `setup.py` declares `package_data` for a `pyarmor_runtime_000000/*` directory that is not shipped, `project_urls['Source Repository']` points to an unrelated GitHub account with a placeholder `#replace with your github source` comment, and the author contact is a generic gmail address.

## Source: kam193 (91ef2777a3657922888663423a9cadfbad9e4366473b5c7c4e03a7608e49fa36)
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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