Package evidence

vllm-tpu==0.21.0

Py Install Time Subprocess: subprocess call — process spawning.

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Versions published: 22Mature · −50% score
First published: May 2025
Publisher: vLLM Team

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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  -d '{"specs":["vllm-tpu==0.21.0"],"fail_on":"high"}'

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      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PKGRADAR_TOKEN }}" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"specs":["vllm-tpu==0.21.0"],"fail_on":"high"}'

PublishervLLM Team

Artifact bytes34,467,213

Previous versionnone

Published2026-06-05T05:41:03

SHA-256211366bf8708e812ecdea7e42c6df99ddf931a6713fa760fd7809fe23b8a7b06

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

high

16h agoLast checked

highRisk

71Score

0.21.0Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available16h ago · risk high · score 71 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Py Install Time Subprocess	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/setup.py	subprocess call — process spawning.	60
medium	Py Install Time Ctypes Load	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/setup.py	ctypes.CDLL/cdll.LoadLibrary — loads native code into the process.	45
medium	Remote Payload	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/tools/ep_kernels/elastic_ep/install_eep_libraries.sh	matched "wget "	12
medium	Remote Payload	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/tools/ep_kernels/install_python_libraries.sh	matched "curl "	12
medium	Remote Payload	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/tools/install_gdrcopy.sh	matched "curl "	12
medium	Remote Payload	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/tools/pre_commit/shellcheck.sh	matched "wget "	12

Show all 7 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
medium	Py Install Time Subprocess	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/setup.py	subprocess call — process spawning.	60
medium	Py Install Time Ctypes Load	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/setup.py	ctypes.CDLL/cdll.LoadLibrary — loads native code into the process.	45
medium	Remote Payload	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/tools/ep_kernels/elastic_ep/install_eep_libraries.sh	matched "wget "	12
medium	Remote Payload	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/tools/ep_kernels/install_python_libraries.sh	matched "curl "	12
medium	Remote Payload	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/tools/install_gdrcopy.sh	matched "curl "	12
medium	Remote Payload	vllm_tpu-0.21.0/tools/pre_commit/shellcheck.sh	matched "wget "	12
low	Sdist Has Setup Py	manifest	Source distribution executes setup.py at install time.	0