Package evidence

defirl==1.2.6

Py Runtime Pickle Loads: pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Versions published: 208Mature · −50% score
First published: Jan 2025
Publisher: Nicolus Rotich

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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PublisherNicolus Rotich

Artifact bytes500,714

Previous versionnone

Published2026-05-26T20:19:17

SHA-256d7281ea9d4a29ba50daafd582483304b63ad7bbe5634166e5f02e6b745cd0bc6

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Py Runtime Pickle Loads: pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.

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

Availability ledger

available

review

22d agoLast checked

reviewRisk

27Score

1.2.6Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available22d ago · risk review · score 27 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Py Runtime Pickle Loads	defirl-1.2.6/src/defirl/rl.py	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.	15
medium	Py Runtime Pickle Loads	defirl-1.2.6/src/defirl/rlhf_long.py	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.	15
medium	Py Runtime Pickle Loads	defirl-1.2.6/src/defirl/rlhf_rdql.py	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.	15
medium	Py Runtime Pickle Loads	defirl-1.2.6/src/defirl/rlhf_short.py	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.	15

Show all 5 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Py Runtime Pickle Loads	defirl-1.2.6/src/defirl/rl.py	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.	15
medium	Py Runtime Pickle Loads	defirl-1.2.6/src/defirl/rlhf_long.py	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.	15
medium	Py Runtime Pickle Loads	defirl-1.2.6/src/defirl/rlhf_rdql.py	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.	15
medium	Py Runtime Pickle Loads	defirl-1.2.6/src/defirl/rlhf_short.py	pickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.	15
low	Sdist Has Setup Py	manifest	Source distribution executes setup.py at install time.	5