Package evidence

telethon-pro-safe==3.0.1

Py Install Time Subprocess: subprocess call with shell=True — passes argv to /bin/sh.

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Versions published: 1
First published: May 2026
Publisher: Telethon Security Team

Recommended action

Block this update

Static 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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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PKGRADAR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"specs":["telethon-pro-safe==3.0.1"],"fail_on":"high"}'

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  run: |
    curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PKGRADAR_TOKEN }}" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"specs":["telethon-pro-safe==3.0.1"],"fail_on":"high"}'

PublisherTelethon Security Team

Artifact bytes33,272

Previous versionnone

Published2026-05-28T17:25:51

SHA-25620305f5b8c3ae8ac209d14772e1f4731d315779fe76f91f4874acf3fc114d2a5

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Py Install Time Subprocess: subprocess call with shell=True — passes argv to /bin/sh.

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

Availability ledger

scan error

status

13d agoLast checked

noneRisk

—Score

3.0.1Version

Latest scanner note: PyPI metadata https://pypi.org/pypi/telethon-pro-safe/json returned status 404 Not Found

Status history (2 events)

available → scan_error13d ago · risk none · score — · PyPI metadata https://pypi.org/pypi/telethon-pro-safe/json returned status 404 Not Found
new → available15d ago · risk high · score 100 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Py Install Time Subprocess	telethon_pro_safe-3.0.1/setup.py	subprocess call with shell=True — passes argv to /bin/sh.	90
medium	Py Install Time Subprocess	telethon_pro_safe-3.0.1/setup.py	subprocess call — process spawning.	60

Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Py Install Time Subprocess	telethon_pro_safe-3.0.1/setup.py	subprocess call with shell=True — passes argv to /bin/sh.	90
medium	Py Install Time Subprocess	telethon_pro_safe-3.0.1/setup.py	subprocess call — process spawning.	60
low	Sdist Has Setup Py	manifest	Source distribution executes setup.py at install time.	0