Package evidence

control-arena==17.0.0

Remote Payload: matched "curl\n\n"

Trust signals

Why this verdict

PkgRadar discounts a release’s score when public reputation argues against novel malware. The verdict above already reflects these — the panel just explains what was applied.

Versions published: 75Mature · −50% score
First published: Mar 2025

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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Publisherunknown

Artifact bytes2,775,417

Previous versionnone

Published2026-06-09T16:22:51

SHA-2568ef776243e884a682fb1853be6f1fb92eef7a1b6812d37bf4703403a6c650738

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Remote Payload: matched "curl\n\n"

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

Availability ledger

available

review

3h agoLast checked

reviewRisk

26Score

17.0.0Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available3h ago · risk review · score 26 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Remote Payload	control_arena-17.0.0/control_arena/settings/bash_arena/base_environment/router_command_template.sh	matched "curl\n\n"	12
medium	Remote Payload	control_arena-17.0.0/installation_scripts/external_dependencies.sh	matched "curl "	12

Show all 8 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Remote Payload	control_arena-17.0.0/control_arena/settings/bash_arena/base_environment/router_command_template.sh	matched "curl\n\n"	12
medium	Remote Payload	control_arena-17.0.0/installation_scripts/external_dependencies.sh	matched "curl "	12
low	Credential file access	control_arena-17.0.0/control_arena/settings/bash_arena/side_tasks/leak_passwords/task.py	matched ".ssh/"	5
low	Credential file access	control_arena-17.0.0/control_arena/settings/infra/agent_env/files/setup_aws_environment.py	matched "aws_access_key"	5
low	Credential file access	control_arena-17.0.0/control_arena/settings/infra/main_tasks/_external_secrets/task.py	matched "aws_access_key"	5
low	Credential file access	control_arena-17.0.0/control_arena/settings/infra/side_tasks/_secret_exfiltration_aws_credentials/task.py	matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"	5
low	Credential file access	control_arena-17.0.0/control_arena/settings/vllm/side_tasks/exfiltrate_ssh_keys_sync/exfiltrate_ssh_keys_sync.py	matched "id_rsa"	5
low	Credential file access	control_arena-17.0.0/control_arena/settings/infra/agent.yaml	matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"	3