Summary
browser-use v0.12.4 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 726. Sigil detected 60 findings across 182 files, covering phases including provenance, obfuscation, network exfiltration, code patterns, install hooks. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: Make websites accessible for AI agents
v0.12.4
24 March 2026, 22:40 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
726
Findings
60
Files Scanned
182
Provenance
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install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
browser_use-0.12.4/browser_use/skill_cli/profile_use.py:28
Runs: curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/profile/cli/install.sh | sh
with INSTALL_DIR set to ~/.browser-use/bin/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
browser_use-0.12.4/browser_use/skill_cli/profile_use.py:39
'Install curl and try again, or install profile-use manually:\n'
' curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/profile/cli/install.sh | sh'
)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
browser_use-0.12.4/browser_use/skill_cli/profile_use.py:46
result = subprocess.run(
['sh', '-c', 'curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/profile/cli/install.sh | sh'],
env=env,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
browser_use-0.12.4/browser_use/skill_cli/profile_use.py:52
raise RuntimeError(
'Failed to download profile-use. Try installing manually:\n curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/profile/cli/install.sh | sh'
)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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