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pgturbo

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

Why PkgRadar flagged 1.8.0

Severity	Signal	Evidence
high	Py Runtime Base64 Decode	base64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern. · pgturbo-1.8.0/update_ptext.py

Scanned versions

Version	Verdict	Score	Scanned (UTC)
`1.8.0`	High risk	21	2026-06-06
`1.7.0`	High risk	21	2026-06-05
`1.6.0`	High risk	21	2026-06-04
`1.5.0`	High risk	30	2026-05-30

Block this in CI

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

pkgradar gate --ecosystem pypi pgturbo==1.8.0