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instavm

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

Why PkgRadar flagged 0.22.2

Severity	Signal	Evidence
high	Py Runtime Base64 Decode	base64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern. · instavm-0.22.2/instavm/cli.py

Scanned versions

Version	Verdict	Score	Scanned (UTC)
`0.22.2`	High risk	21	2026-06-06
`0.22.0`	High risk	21	2026-05-30
`0.25.0`	High risk	31	2026-05-30

Block this in CI

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

pkgradar gate --ecosystem pypi instavm==0.22.2