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Package evidence

snakemake-software-deployment-plugin-conda==0.5.2

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

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Versions published
12Established · −30% score
First published
Mar 2025

Effective trust discount applied: −30% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

Recommended action

Review before promoting

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

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Publisherunknown
Artifact bytes12,819
Previous versionnone
Published2026-06-02T22:15:46
SHA-256f6c8ecb8857dfb5d8a8d5f2ae93d06ff11c5c6252e6168b4315345f2bffc77f8

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Py Import Time 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
Last checked
reviewRisk
16Score
0.5.2Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk review · score 16 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
mediumPy Import Time Pickle Loadssnakemake_software_deployment_plugin_conda-0.5.2/src/snakemake_software_deployment_plugin_conda/__init__.pypickle/marshal.loads — deserializes arbitrary objects, RCE if attacker-controlled.24