Summary
rnett/gradle-mcp v2026-03-19 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 547. Sigil detected 50 findings across 411 files, covering phases including provenance, code patterns, install hooks, obfuscation. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: A comprehensive MCP server for Gradle.
v2026-03-19
20 March 2026, 00:44 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
547
Findings
50
Files Scanned
411
Provenance
Repository
https://github.com/rnett/gradle-mcpScanned From
https://github.com/rnett/gradle-mcp.gitFindings by Phase
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install-pip-setup-exec
CRITICALsetup.py executes code at install time
repo/src/test/resources/docs-html-samples/release-notes.html:3876
"object" == typeof e && (t = e, e = void 0), t = t || {};
var c, f, p, n, d, r, h, g, i, o, v = S.ajaxSetup({}, t), y = v.context || v, m = v.context && (y.nodeType || y.jquery) ? S(y) : S.event, x = S.Deferred(), b = S.Callbacks("once memory"), w = v.statusCode || {}, a = {},
s = {}, u = "canceled", T = {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.
install-pip-setup-exec
CRITICALsetup.py executes code at install time
repo/src/test/resources/docs-html-samples/release-notes.html:4054
e.crossDomain && (e.contents.script = !1)
}), S.ajaxSetup({
accepts: {script: "text/javascript, application/javascript, application/ecmascript, application/x-ecmascript"}, contents: {script: /\b(?:java|ecma)script\b/}, converters: {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.
install-pip-setup-exec
CRITICALsetup.py executes code at install time
repo/src/test/resources/docs-html-samples/release-notes.html:4075
var Ut, Xt = [], Vt = /(=)\?(?=&|$)|\?\?/;
S.ajaxSetup({
jsonp: "callback", jsonpCallback: function () {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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