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deepspeed

Py Install Time Subprocess: subprocess call — process spawning.

Why PkgRadar flagged 0.19.2

SeveritySignalEvidence
mediumPy Install Time Subprocesssubprocess call — process spawning. · deepspeed-0.19.2/setup.py
highPy Runtime Base64 Decodebase64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern. · deepspeed-0.19.2/deepspeed/launcher/launch.py

Scanned versions

VersionVerdictScoreScanned (UTC)
0.19.2Review242026-06-16
0.19.1Review242026-05-30

Block this in CI

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

pkgradar gate --ecosystem pypi deepspeed==0.19.2