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clickwheel

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

Why PkgRadar flagged 0.18.0

Severity	Signal	Evidence
high	Py Runtime Base64 Decode	base64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern. · clickwheel-0.18.0/clickwheel/ipod/artworkdb_writer/art_extractor.py

Scanned versions

Version	Verdict	Score	Scanned (UTC)
`0.18.0`	High risk	30	2026-06-15
`0.17.0`	High risk	30	2026-06-01
`0.16.0`	High risk	30	2026-05-30
`0.15.1`	High risk	30	2026-05-30

Block this in CI

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

pkgradar gate --ecosystem pypi clickwheel==0.18.0