Summary
scitex-io v0.2.2 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 933. Sigil detected 57 findings across 301 files, covering phases including provenance, code patterns, install hooks, obfuscation. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: Universal scientific data I/O with plugin registry
v0.2.2
18 March 2026, 08:20 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
933
Findings
57
Files Scanned
301
Provenance
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install-pip-setup-exec
CRITICALsetup.py executes code at install time
scitex_io-0.2.2/docs/sphinx/_build/html/_static/jquery.js:2
/*! jQuery v3.6.0 | (c) OpenJS Foundation and other contributors | jquery.org/license */
!function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):function(e){if(!e.document)throw new Error("jQuery requires a window with a document");return t(e)}:t(e)}("undefined"!=typeof window?window:this,function(C,e){"use strict";var t=[],r=Object.getPrototypeOf,s=t.slice,g=t.flat?function(e){return t.flat.call(e)}:function(e){return t.concat.applyWhy 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
scitex_io-0.2.2/docs/sphinx/_build/html/_static/jquery.js:2
/*! jQuery v3.6.0 | (c) OpenJS Foundation and other contributors | jquery.org/license */
!function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):function(e){if(!e.document)throw new Error("jQuery requires a window with a document");return t(e)}:t(e)}("undefined"!=typeof window?window:this,function(C,e){"use strict";var t=[],r=Object.getPrototypeOf,s=t.slice,g=t.flat?function(e){return t.flat.call(e)}:function(e){return t.concat.applyWhy 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
scitex_io-0.2.2/docs/sphinx/_build/html/_static/jquery.js:2
/*! jQuery v3.6.0 | (c) OpenJS Foundation and other contributors | jquery.org/license */
!function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):function(e){if(!e.document)throw new Error("jQuery requires a window with a document");return t(e)}:t(e)}("undefined"!=typeof window?window:this,function(C,e){"use strict";var t=[],r=Object.getPrototypeOf,s=t.slice,g=t.flat?function(e){return t.flat.call(e)}:function(e){return t.concat.applyWhy 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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