Package evidence
pyactuator==0.0.8
Py Install Time Subprocess: subprocess call — process spawning.
Trust signals
Why this verdict
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- Versions published
- 8
- First published
- Feb 2026
Recommended action
Block this updateStatic evidence trips multiple high-signal indicators. Quarantine the release until the publisher validates the change or you can rule out the indicators below.
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-d '{"specs":["pyactuator==0.0.8"],"fail_on":"high"}'Why flagged
What the scanner saw
Py Install Time Subprocess: subprocess call — process spawning.
Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.
Availability ledger
available
Status history (1 event)
- new → available · risk high · score 120 · status changed
Evidence
Static findings
11 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | Py Install Time Subprocess | pyactuator-0.0.8/setup.py | subprocess call — process spawning. | 60 |
| high | Credential File Packaged | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/ui/.npmrc | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/ui/.npmrc | 35 |
Show all 11 findings (low-signal and informational)
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | Py Install Time Subprocess | pyactuator-0.0.8/setup.py | subprocess call — process spawning. | 60 |
| high | Credential File Packaged | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/ui/.npmrc | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/ui/.npmrc | 35 |
| low | Credential file access | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/api/main.py | matched "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS" | 5 |
| low | Credential file access | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/api/services/server_config_editor.py | matched "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS" | 5 |
| low | Credential file access | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/config/environment.py | matched "google_application_credentials" | 5 |
| low | Credential file access | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/domains/google/auth.py | matched "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS" | 5 |
| low | Credential file access | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/integrations/pygubernator/_registration.py | matched "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS" | 5 |
| low | Credential file access | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/ui/src/lib/credentialCommands.ts | matched "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS" | 5 |
| low | Messenger Bot Endpoint | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/ui/static/_next/static/chunks/3ocuud3x8j5x6.js | matched "hooks.slack.com/services/" — messenger-bot URL without exfil context (likely a notification handler) | 5 |
| low | Obfuscation Density | pyactuator-0.0.8/src/pyactuator/ui/package-lock.json | high encoded/escaped-token density | 0 |
| low | Sdist Has Setup Py | manifest | Source distribution executes setup.py at install time. | 0 |