Summary
inspect-swe v0.2.45 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 698. Sigil detected 30 findings across 66 files, covering phases including provenance, code patterns, install hooks, network exfiltration. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: Software engineering agents for Inspect AI.
v0.2.45
20 March 2026, 20:52 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
698
Findings
30
Files Scanned
66
Provenance
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install-pip-setup-exec
CRITICALsetup.py executes code at install time
inspect_swe-0.2.45/src/inspect_swe/_gemini_cli/agentbinary.py:20
async def ensure_gemini_cli_setup(
sandbox: SandboxEnvironment,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
inspect_swe-0.2.45/src/inspect_swe/_gemini_cli/gemini_cli.py:134
# install node and gemini-cli in sandbox
gemini_binary, node_binary = await ensure_gemini_cli_setup(
sbox, version, userWhy 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
inspect_swe-0.2.45/src/inspect_swe/acp/_agents/claude_code/agentbinary.py:29
async def ensure_claude_code_acp_setup(
sandbox: SandboxEnvironment,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
inspect_swe-0.2.45/src/inspect_swe/acp/_agents/codex_cli/agentbinary.py:29
async def ensure_codex_acp_setup(
sandbox: SandboxEnvironment,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
inspect_swe-0.2.45/src/inspect_swe/acp/_agents/codex_cli/codex_cli.py:35
Subclasses :class:`ACPAgent` to provide Codex-specific setup
(bridge, env vars, AGENTS.md, skills).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
inspect_swe-0.2.45/src/inspect_swe/acp/_agents/gemini_cli/gemini_cli.py:72
# Install node and gemini CLI in the sandbox.
gemini_binary, node_binary = await ensure_gemini_cli_setup(
sbox, self._version, self.userWhy 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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