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porthound4

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

Why PkgRadar flagged 0.2.1

Severity	Signal	Evidence
high	Py Runtime Base64 Decode	base64/hex decode combined with exec/subprocess — classic obfuscated payload pattern. · porthound4-0.2.1/server.py

Scanned versions

Version	Verdict	Score	Scanned (UTC)
`0.2.1`	High risk	30	2026-05-30
`0.2.0`	High risk	30	2026-05-30

Block this in CI

PkgRadar gates porthound4 (and every other dependency) before it merges. One line in your pipeline:

pkgradar gate --ecosystem pypi porthound4==0.2.1