Package evidence

cellpy==1.0.3a13

Py Install Time Eval Exec: Python eval()/exec() called on a string.

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Why this verdict

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Versions published: 167Mature · −50% score
First published: Dec 2016
Publisher: Jan Petter Maehlen

Effective trust discount applied: −50% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

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Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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PublisherJan Petter Maehlen

Artifact bytes423,839

Previous versionnone

Published2026-05-26T19:23:09

SHA-2564471a0fdcd9fb79a204b5d456faa25fdb42d011a4e9076b409a3c115e236a530

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Py Install Time Eval Exec: Python eval()/exec() called on a string.

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

review

19d agoLast checked

reviewRisk

44Score

1.0.3a13Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available19d ago · risk review · score 44 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

7 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Py Install Time Eval Exec	cellpy-1.0.3a13/setup.py	Python eval()/exec() called on a string.	45
high	Py Runtime Os System	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/cli.py	Direct shell invocation via os.system / os.popen / os.exec*.	35
medium	Py Runtime Subprocess	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/cli.py	subprocess call — process spawning.	20
medium	Py Runtime Subprocess	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/readers/instruments/arbin_res.py	subprocess call — process spawning.	20
medium	Remote Payload	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/cli.py	matched "curl "	12
medium	Remote Payload	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/parameters/prms.py	matched "raw.githubusercontent.com"	12

Show all 7 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Py Install Time Eval Exec	cellpy-1.0.3a13/setup.py	Python eval()/exec() called on a string.	45
high	Py Runtime Os System	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/cli.py	Direct shell invocation via os.system / os.popen / os.exec*.	35
medium	Py Runtime Subprocess	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/cli.py	subprocess call — process spawning.	20
medium	Py Runtime Subprocess	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/readers/instruments/arbin_res.py	subprocess call — process spawning.	20
medium	Remote Payload	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/cli.py	matched "curl "	12
medium	Remote Payload	cellpy-1.0.3a13/cellpy/parameters/prms.py	matched "raw.githubusercontent.com"	12
low	Sdist Has Setup Py	manifest	Source distribution executes setup.py at install time.	5