Is codex-autorunner safe to install?

codex-autorunner was flagged as CRITICAL RISK (risk score 1848) with 157 findings detected across 847 files. Review the findings before installing.

What security issues were found in codex-autorunner?

Sigil detected 157 findings in codex-autorunner, including patterns related to code_patterns, network_exfil, obfuscation, install_hooks, credentials. See the full scan report for details.

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codex-autorunner

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Summary

codex-autorunner v1.7.3 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 1848. Sigil detected 157 findings across 847 files, covering phases including code patterns, network exfiltration, obfuscation, install hooks, credential access. Review the findings below before installing this package.

Package description: Codex autorunner CLI per DESIGN-V1

CRITICAL RISK(1848)

v1.7.3

21 March 2026, 02:38 UTC

by Sigil Bot

Risk Score

1848

Findings

157

Files Scanned

847

Provenance

Registry

https://pypi.org/project/codex-autorunner/1.7.3/

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install-pip-setup-exec

CRITICAL

setup.py executes code at install time

codex_autorunner-1.7.3/src/codex_autorunner/static/vendor/xterm.js:1

!function(e,t){if("object"==typeof exports&&"object"==typeof module)module.exports=t();else if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define([],t);else{var i=t();for(var s in i)("object"==typeof exports?exports:e)[s]=i[s]}}(self,(()=>(()=>{"use strict";var e={4567:function(e,t,i){var s=this&&this.__decorate||function(e,t,i,s){var r,n=arguments.length,o=n<3?t:null===s?s=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(t,i):s;if("object"==typeof Reflect&&"function"==typeof Reflect.decorate)o=Reflect.decorate(e,t,i,

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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