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gallery-dl

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

Why PkgRadar flagged 1.32.2

Severity	Signal	Evidence
high	Py Runtime Base64 Decode	base64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern. · gallery_dl-1.32.2/gallery_dl/util.py
medium	Py Import Time Pickle Loads	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled. · gallery_dl-1.32.2/gallery_dl/__init__.py

Scanned versions

Version	Verdict	Score	Scanned (UTC)
`1.32.2`	Review	16	2026-06-06

Block this in CI

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

pkgradar gate --ecosystem pypi gallery-dl==1.32.2