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borescope

Py Runtime Base64 Decode: base64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern.

Why PkgRadar flagged 1.0.2

Severity	Signal	Evidence
high	Py Runtime Base64 Decode	base64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern. · borescope-1.0.2/src/borescope/transport/runner.py

Scanned versions

Version	Verdict	Score	Scanned (UTC)
`1.0.2`	High risk	30	2026-06-05
`1.0.1`	High risk	30	2026-06-05
`1.0.0`	High risk	30	2026-06-05
`0.1.0b2`	High risk	30	2026-05-31
`0.1.0b1`	Low risk	0	2026-05-31
`0.1.0.dev1`	Low risk	0	2026-05-30
`0.1.0.dev0`	Low risk	0	2026-05-30

Block this in CI

PkgRadar gates borescope (and every other dependency) before it merges. One line in your pipeline:

pkgradar gate --ecosystem pypi borescope==1.0.2