Summary
PraisonAI v4.5.81 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 6255. Sigil detected 563 findings across 672 files, covering phases including code patterns, network exfiltration, obfuscation, install hooks. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: PraisonAI is an AI Agents Framework with Self Reflection. PraisonAI application combines PraisonAI Agents, AutoGen, and CrewAI into a low-code solution for building and managing multi-agent LLM sys...
v4.5.81
21 March 2026, 16:55 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
6255
Findings
563
Files Scanned
672
Provenance
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install-setup-py-cmdclass
CRITICALsetup.py overrides cmdclass — may execute code during install
praisonai-4.5.81/praisonai/setup.py:13
setup(
cmdclass={
'install': PostInstallCommand,Why was this flagged?
This package overrides Python's setup.py cmdclass, which allows arbitrary code to execute during pip install. This is the primary attack vector for malicious PyPI packages — attackers use it to steal credentials, install backdoors, or download additional payloads before the developer ever runs the code. Rated CRITICAL because it executes automatically with no user interaction required.
install-pip-setup-exec
CRITICALsetup.py executes code at install time
praisonai-4.5.81/praisonai/ui/code.py:195
# Auth secret setup (required early)
CHAINLIT_AUTH_SECRET = os.getenv("CHAINLIT_AUTH_SECRET")Why was this flagged?
This setup.py calls subprocess, os.system, exec, or eval during package installation. Legitimate packages rarely need to execute arbitrary commands at install time. This pattern is commonly used by malicious packages to download and run payloads, exfiltrate environment variables, or establish persistence. Rated CRITICAL because it runs with the installer's full permissions.
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